Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e...
by dane-pgp on Monday August 10, 2020 @07:37PM
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> I've never really come across this phrase in UK politics. If it was to come up, I'm certain it would be met with extreme outrage.
I've not seen "extreme outrage" to any of these examples:
"It could lead to a repeat on the mainland of the Northern Ireland experience where the introduction of individual registration led to a 10% drop in registrations and many eligible voters effectively being disenfranchised."[0]
"The government trialled voter ID in some local authorities during the 2018 and 2019 local elections. It was disturbing to see ministers describe it as a “success”: we know that hundreds of people were denied a vote for not having ID. In 2019, according to official figures, more than 700 people were turned away from polling stations across just 10 council areas."[1]
"A large software company whose shareholders include Brexiter and former Conservative Cabinet minister Peter Lilley has been given a lucrative contract by the Cabinet Office without competitive tendering to revamp the management of the electoral register in extraordinary circumstances."[2]
I've not seen "extreme outrage" to any of these examples:
"It could lead to a repeat on the mainland of the Northern Ireland experience where the introduction of individual registration led to a 10% drop in registrations and many eligible voters effectively being disenfranchised."[0]
"The government trialled voter ID in some local authorities during the 2018 and 2019 local elections. It was disturbing to see ministers describe it as a “success”: we know that hundreds of people were denied a vote for not having ID. In 2019, according to official figures, more than 700 people were turned away from polling stations across just 10 council areas."[1]
"A large software company whose shareholders include Brexiter and former Conservative Cabinet minister Peter Lilley has been given a lucrative contract by the Cabinet Office without competitive tendering to revamp the management of the electoral register in extraordinary circumstances."[2]
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/sep/15/new-voter-r...
[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/queens-speech-voter-id-...
[2] https://bylinetimes.com/2020/01/07/why-did-cabinet-office-ru...