Tag: photo id

UK Local Elections ‘Well Run’ Though Some Voters Turned Away Under New Photo ID Rules: Watchdog

The Electoral Commission has said that Thursday’s local elections were “well run” despite some voters being turned away under the newly implemented voter ID rules. Under the Elections Bill passed in April 2022, those turning up at polling stations are now required to show a valid photo ID before being given a voting slip. An…


Election Reform Ballot Proposal Sparks Opposition in Michigan

 Three former Michigan secretaries of state issued a joint statement this week urging a “No” vote on a citizen-initiated ballot proposition called Proposal 2. If approved by voters on Nov. 8, Proposal 2 would, among other things, amend the state constitution in order to legalize private funding of elections, require absentee ballot drop boxes in…