Petition · past parliament
Stop the Government introducing Mandatory Voter ID
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Stop the Government introducing Mandatory Voter ID checks in General Elections
During a pilot scheme in the 2019 elections, the effect of voter ID was shown to differ by demographic group, with younger and minority ethnic groups to be worst affected by the changes, exacerbating variation in turnout by demographic which will lead to insufficient democratic representation.
Whilst there a handful of examples of voter fraud, they are insignificant in comparison the 48 million strong electorate. The solution is increasing turnout not introducing dangerous, illiberal laws.
Whilst there a handful of examples of voter fraud, they are insignificant in comparison the 48 million strong electorate. The solution is increasing turnout not introducing dangerous, illiberal laws.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Scrap the Voter ID requirement introduced in the Election Integrity Bill
Timeline
| 10 May 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 May 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 May 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.