Voter Suppression
Total 3 Posts
The English local elections and the Tories’ voter suppression tactics
6 min read
England’s local elections are expected to cause heavy losses for the Conservative Party on Thursday, potentially pushing backbench Tory unrest. Meanwhile, voter ID requirements will affect non-Conservative supporters, with up to two million voters lacking the necessary ID.
Voter ID: A solution in search of a problem?
2 min read
The UK government is facing criticism for proposing mandatory photo ID for voting despite no proven cases of in-person voter impersonation in 2022, alienating 2 million people who just want to cast a ballot.
Voter suppression: How democracies around the world are using new rules to make it harder to vote
5 min read
Laws making it more difficult to vote are being introduced around the democratic world, an expert says. They risk undermining democracy.