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Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport

There should be equal Voting ID requirements across all age groups.

Closed 4,617 signatures

What the petition asks

We want to increase the acceptable forms of Voting ID for those under the age of 25, so that there is parity among different age groups. For example, a Freedom Pass is an acceptable form of ID, whereas a Young Person's Bus Pass is not. We want Young Person's Bus Passes to be accepted as ID.
Youth turnout is the lowest of all age groups. By providing more acceptable methods of Voter ID for young people, this will reduce the prohibitive effect of not having the correct Voter ID on election day. We would like the Government to reconsider the acceptable forms of Voter ID for people aged 18-24 years old.

Timeline

9 Mar 2023 Petition opened for signatures
9 Sep 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,617
Status Closed
Department Department for Transport
Opened 9 Mar 2023
Closed 9 Sep 2023

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