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Petition · past parliament

Make I.D. Compulsory when voting in local or general elections in the U.K.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

As it was proven in the last general election multiple votes were cast illegally & so I.D. should be produced when voting in future ballots.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Introduce photo ID cards in order to vote in all Elections.

Timeline

15 Mar 2018 Petition opened for signatures
19 Mar 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Mar 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.