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 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
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
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
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
While Boris Johnson could come back with ID, many ordinary voters don’t have that luxury News that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from voting as he went to a polling station without an accepted form of ID caused widespread amusement on social media yesterday. According to media... Posted 03 May 2024
Voters are being treated as guinea pigs in this year’s local elections Today, the 2nd May, millions of voters will head to the polls to elect more than 2,500 councillors, 37 police and crime commissioners, 10 metro mayors, 1 MP (by-election in Blackpool South) and London Assembly... Posted 02 May 2024
Voters will be turned away at the local elections for lacking the right ID Thursday 2nd May 2024 was a historic local election for all the wrong reasons. For the first time, voters in Wales and some parts of England will be turned away from polling stations, as they... Posted 01 May 2024