At a time when the public continues to lose faith in our democratic system and more and more young people say they feel politics doesn’t relate to their lives, the introduction of compulsory ID for the upcoming local elections is extremely worrying.
There are legitimate questions about the government’s motives with critics noting that the very small number of cases of voter fraud in the UK relate mostly to postal voting and not at polling stations.
Research supports my view that the more complex the voting process, the less likely younger voters, especially first-time voters, will make it to the ballot box. Accepted forms of voter ID generally favour older voters, with student ID and travelcards deemed too insecure.
