The act of needing to apply for it will disenfranchise people. You won’t be able to just pop in and do it on the way back from one of your jobs if you didn’t have time to apply in the first place. If you have caring responsibilities and/or multiple jobs it’s something that is easily forgotten about due to a lack of time.
Not hugely in favour of ID cards but if we all had them automatically it wouldn’t be as much of an issue.
The process of applying for a Voter Authority Certificate online is quite straightforward . As long as you are registered to vote, you only need a recent photograph and your National Insurance number. You can apply online here, I appreciate that not everyone can set some time aside for this, but if you do try please share any obstacles or difficulties you encounter.
Thanks for this! Personally speaking I was fine as I had a passport, but I work in a sector where a lot of people are struggling and that loss of opportunity to just pop in without thinking can make a difference.
This is great advice though and would encourage anyone who hasn’t sorted ID out to do so sooner rather than later.
The act of needing to apply for it will disenfranchise people. You won’t be able to just pop in and do it on the way back from one of your jobs if you didn’t have time to apply in the first place. If you have caring responsibilities and/or multiple jobs it’s something that is easily forgotten about due to a lack of time.
Not hugely in favour of ID cards but if we all had them automatically it wouldn’t be as much of an issue.
That would defeat the point of them. Conservative electoral tactics are well established.
The process of applying for a Voter Authority Certificate online is quite straightforward . As long as you are registered to vote, you only need a recent photograph and your National Insurance number. You can apply online here, I appreciate that not everyone can set some time aside for this, but if you do try please share any obstacles or difficulties you encounter.
Thanks for this! Personally speaking I was fine as I had a passport, but I work in a sector where a lot of people are struggling and that loss of opportunity to just pop in without thinking can make a difference.
This is great advice though and would encourage anyone who hasn’t sorted ID out to do so sooner rather than later.