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New research on the chilling effect of voter ID published

New research published last month by Dr Tom Barton at Kings College London shows the potential detrimental effect of new voter ID laws on turnout. The research shows that the Voter ID requirement deterred and...

Posted 07 May 2025

research shows that the Voter ID requirement deterred and effectively disenfranchised an estimated 10,571 potential voters

What’s the problem with voter ID?

Since 2023, we’ve had to present a valid form of photo ID to vote in UK-wide elections, and municipal elections in England. With the introduction of the scheme, the UK has taken a wrong turn...

Posted 15 Apr 2025

The Government should be standing up for our right to have our voices heard, not making it harder to take part in democracy

The government can do better than this on voter ID

Since voter ID was imposed in 2023, we know voters have been turned away from polling stations over 40,000 times and not returned. This alone is a shocking enough fact, but that’s not even the...

Posted 24 Mar 2025

Asked whether ending voter ID was on the table the minister said No its not

Electoral administrators call for an overhaul of elections

A fresh call for modernising democracy came last week from the people that run our elections. The Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) have published a new report, New Blueprint for a Modern Electoral Landscape: How...

Posted 06 Mar 2025

The disjointed approach to electoral law has led to a disjointed electoral landscape

The Government is finally reviewing the unnecessary and unfair Voter ID rules

Voter ID has risen back up the political agenda after the Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, last week confirmed the government is going to “look at” whether to scrap the requirements. Since 2023, people have...

Posted 14 Jan 2025

in a modern democracy we should be removing barriers and expanding access to voting

Allowing veteran cards for voting is a positive step, but it’s not enough

We have long argued that the list of acceptable forms of voter ID is extremely limited. So it is good news that the Government have announced that they’ll be expanding the list to include HM...

Posted 17 Oct 2024

As it stands, the current list of acceptable voter ID is pitifully, and worryingly, limited

16,000 people were blocked from voting in the general election, it’s time to scrap voter ID

The scale of the impact that voter ID had on the recent general election has been laid bare today by a report from the Electoral Commission, which makes for concerning reading for those who care...

Posted 10 Sep 2024

Voters will be turned away at the general election for lacking the right ID

Thursday 4th July 2024 will be a historic General Election for all the wrong reasons. For the first time, voters in Scotland and some parts of England will be turned away from polling stations, as...

Posted 01 Jul 2024

Over one million people at risk of not having voter ID on election day

New figures show that there have been only 57,000 new applications for Voter Authority Certificates (VACs) meaning over a million voters risk not having an accepted form of ID on July 4th. Voting is a fundamental...

Posted 01 Jul 2024

Voter ID rules are having a disproportionate and damaging impact on our elections

ERS in the Press – Coverage we’ve secured in the GE campaign

You might have noticed that there’s a general election approaching. Whilst the date of the election may have taken us all a little by surprise, the ERS communications team were ready to go and making...

Posted 25 Jun 2024