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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

UK elections watchdog says new voter ID law stopped thousands from casting ballots

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Britain’s electoral watchdog said Friday that about 14,000 people were prevented from voting in last month’s local elections because of a new law requiring voters to show photo identification.

The Electoral Commission said 0.25% of people who went to polling stations were unable to cast ballots because they didn’t have the right ID, and “significantly more” than that likely did not show up at all.

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