The SNP has made a renewed attack on "anti-democratic" voter ID laws passed by the UK Government.
Millions of people will be unable to vote in the the English local elections in May and could be banned from voting in a future UK general election due to the controversial legislation.
Just 63,000 people have registered for a new voter ID card, which are issued if a person does not have a drivers' license or passport.
That represents only three per cent of two million people who do not have the correct documents to be able to cast a vote as set out the new laws.
It means millions of voters could still be unable to vote in the next UK general election if they do not register for ID.
SNP MP Kirsty Blackman today called the voter ID laws "anti-democratic" - and warned that millions of people will be turned away at polling stations because of the the new measures.
The UK Government claims the law is needed to stamp out cases of voter fraud - despite only a handful of cases ever reaching court.
Blackman said: “This is exactly what the Tories wanted when they introduced their anti-democratic voter ID laws. It seems they would rather those who are opposed to them cannot vote at all.
“Voter fraud is so minimal in the UK, the Tories have used a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Millions will turn up to their polling station and be told they cannot vote because they do not have the required ID to place a vote.
“It is a direct attack on our democratic right to vote, and it risks a number of voters not being able to express their wishes at the next general election.
“This is just another demonstration from the Tories of how they will trample all over democracy. They have attacked our Scottish Parliament and now they are coming for our voting rights.
“The only way to protect the future of Scottish democracy is for Scotland to escape Westminster control and become an independent country.”
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