Written question asked by Cat Smith (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 March 2023 (named day). It was answered by Dehenna Davison (Conservative) on Friday, 17 March 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Local Government: Elections
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an estimate on the number of eligible voters who may be unable to vote at polling stations due to the new Voter ID legislation because of a lack of (a) acceptable ID and (b) awareness of the new requirements.
- Answer
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I refer the Hon. Member to the UQ response here, to the Cabinet Office published survey on levels of ownership of photographic identification, and to the New Burdens funding methodology for the Elections Act 2022 available here.
Information regarding applications for Voter Authority Certificates is published online. The rejection of an application is a matter for the relevant Electoral Registration Officer.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 165280
- Session
- 2022-23
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- Yes
- Subjects
- Elections Local government Proof of identity
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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