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Taking Voter ID to cast your vote will be required at May local elections, byelections, and from October 2023, any general election. (It DOES NOT change postal voting.)
Do not lose your vote by not having suitable photo ID. The following is on the electoral commission website which also explains registering to vote, getting a postal vote, voting by proxy and lots of other cool stuff. You can get something called a Voter Authority Certificate which is a new free(ish) photo ID. (Not wholly free as you need photos) Again details on the website.
“Accepted forms of photo ID
You can use any of the following accepted forms of photo ID when voting at a polling station.
International travel
Passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country
Driving and Parking
Driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, or an EEA state (this includes a provisional driving licence)
A Blue Badge
Local travel
Older Person’s Bus Pass
Disabled Person’s Bus Pass
Oyster 60+ Card
Freedom Pass
Scottish National Entitlement Card
60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in
Northern Ireland
War Disablement SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
Proof of age
Identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)
Other government issued documents
Biometric immigration document
Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
National identity card issued by an EEA state
Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
Voter Authority Certificate
Anonymous Elector’s Document
You will only need to show one form of photo ID. It needs to be the original version and not a photocopy.”
This post is NOT to debate the law. I have major concerns about it, and in particular the fact some groups will find it much easier to have rfelevant ID already. Whatever you think of the law, do not be deprived of your vote. And remember, postal voting is not changing and IMHO is a brilliant idea anyway.