Petition · past parliament

Accept student IDs as valid identification for voting

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Make this change quickly, in time for the May elections.
Because non-acceptance effectively disenfranchises lots of potential young voter

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

Timeline

13 Apr 2023 Petition opened for signatures
17 Apr 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Apr 2023

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