The changes mean around 1.5 million 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in the next general election, which must be held by 2029 but could be earlier. The government says the change will give young people a chance to have a say in how the UK is run.

When the Conservatives brought in the controversial change to the electoral system which forced people to bring photo ID to polling stations in order to vote, Labour opposed the measure. Sir Keir Starmer said it could risk "locking people out of democracy".

A letter to the editor on June 23 carried the headline “ Voter ID requirement is not unreasonable .” At first blush, requiring a photo ID at the polls seems quite benign. However, this referendum question is far more than simply requesting a photo ID at the polls.

The government has announced major changes voter ID rules that will see UK-issued bank cards accepted at polling stations. Furthermore, digital options

Bank cards will be accepted as voter ID at polling stations by the time of the next general election, the government has announced. | ITV National News

The North Carolina State Board of Elections is seeking to resolve a lawsuit from the Trump administration, based on claims similar to those made by Jefferson Griffin, a Republican who tried overturning 2024 election results.

Support for early voting and voter ID grew after Pennsylvanians heard from experts and talked out their differences in poll.

Maine's highest court has cleared a statewide referendum for the November ballot that would require voter Identification to cast ballots in federal, state and local elections.

Identifying all voters at the ballot box with photo ID is a common sense way to restore faith in the integrity of our electoral system, according to both of the leading Republican candidates for

Eighty-four percent of respondents to an October 2024 Gallup poll said they backed the photo identification requirement, while 83% said they were on board with requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote for the first time. But there tends to be a sharp partisan divide over issues of voter integrity overall.