"Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID.
New rules requiring photo ID to vote were introduced by Mr Johnson's government in the Elections Act 2022."
“We don’t want to see anyone turned away from polling stations, we want everyone to be able to vote. Experience from the last local elections was that 99.75% of people were able to cast their vote successfully.”
Only voters who make it as far as the poll clerks desk get counted if no #VoterID.
"In 2011, the government’s Prevent strategy defined extremism as the 'active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs'."
Which party is it that wants to subvert democracy by requiring #VoterID in order to exclude the young and poor from voting?
In case you were in any doubt about who is disproportionately affected by Republican-driven laws that voters have i.d. in order to vote, wonder no more:
"Black Americans and Hispanic Americans are disproportionately less likely to have a current driver’s license."
“The low expected turnout in the upcoming elections reflects a popular rejection of the…political system, which is suffering from a legitimacy crisis and the absence of real opposition forces to vie with the parties in power…”
We have no problem identifying low voter turnout as a consequence of political illegitimacy. People decline to vote because they recognize that voting will not produce meaningful change, because it’s not worth it and because they don’t want to participate in a corrupt system…
…as long as we’re talking about countries other than the US. When US voters withhold their participation, they’re almost certainly going to hear about how they personally want fascism to win. Haven’t you heard that this is The Most Important Election in Our Lifetime? All systemic analysis goes out the window and all we can talk about is personal failure.
“The low expected turnout in the upcoming elections reflects a popular rejection of the…political system, which is suffering from a legitimacy crisis and the absence of real opposition forces to vie with the parties in power…”
People decline to vote because they recognize that voting will not produce meaningful change, because it’s not worth it and because they don’t want to participate in a corrupt system…
You are only highlighting political apathy. That may not be the only reason in India. In mega cities of India, including Bengaluru, the calculation of low voter turnout percentage is wrong due to:
Out-of-sync voter lists in mega cities that have a lot of migration and inter-city movement. It may require significant effort to get the name added in the electoral roll after migrating to another city.
Duplicate entries and improper deletions, during an effort to clean up the electoral rolls, leading to the disenfranchisement of genuine voters.
The above does not necessarily mean that citizens can be absolved. Indian political parties must introspect why their election manifestos and candidates are failing to motivate voters to come out and vote enthusiastically.
Remember if you are normally eligible to vote in UK general elections you will, for the first time, need photo ID to vote.
You can apply for a free "Voter Authority Certificate" if you do not have any other suitable ID.
Please check with friends and family to see if they are aware of the new requirement and help them if they need it.
Probably best to get in early. https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate #UKPolitics#GeneralElection#VoterID