Petition · past parliament
Proof of identity should not be a requirement when voting in UK Elections.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The Conservative Government want to introduce a requirement to provide proof of identity (either a Passport or driving licience,) to vote in UK elections.This effectively takes the right to vote away from the homeless, the poor and anyone else who cannot produce a passport or driving licience.
Electoral Fraud is negligible!
Analysis of cases of alleged electoral fraud in 2017;
• As of March 2018, there had been 1
conviction and suspects in 8 cases had accepted police cautions.
• 1 allegation of personation in polling stations led to 1 successful
conviction.
• The majority of cases (289), 79% of all cases, either resulted in no
further action (207) or were locally resolved (82).
• Almost half of all cases of alleged electoral fraud reported were
campaign offences (165 cases).
Analysis of cases of alleged electoral fraud in 2017;
• As of March 2018, there had been 1
conviction and suspects in 8 cases had accepted police cautions.
• 1 allegation of personation in polling stations led to 1 successful
conviction.
• The majority of cases (289), 79% of all cases, either resulted in no
further action (207) or were locally resolved (82).
• Almost half of all cases of alleged electoral fraud reported were
campaign offences (165 cases).
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 13 Oct 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Oct 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.