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    Re: Voting Regulations #PhotoID Archived Message

    Posted by Gerard on April 3, 2023, 9:36 am, in reply to "Voting Regulations #PhotoID"

    "Accepted forms of photo ID

    You can use any of the following accepted forms of photo ID when voting at a polling station.
    International travel

    Passport issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, a British Overseas Territory, an EEA state or a Commonwealth country

    Driving and Parking

    Driving licence issued by the UK, any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, or an EEA state (this includes a provisional driving licence)
    A Blue Badge

    Local travel

    Older Person’s Bus Pass funded by the Government of the United Kingdom
    Disabled Person’s Bus Pass funded by the Government of the United Kingdom
    Oyster 60+ Card funded by the Government of the United Kingdom
    Freedom Pass
    Scottish National Entitlement Card
    60 and Over Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
    Disabled Person’s Welsh Concessionary Travel Card
    Senior SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
    Registered Blind SmartPass or Blind Person’s SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
    War Disablement SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
    60+ SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland
    Half Fare SmartPass issued in Northern Ireland

    Proof of age

    Identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card)

    Other government issued documents

    Biometric immigration document
    Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)
    National identity card issued by an EEA state
    Electoral Identity Card issued in Northern Ireland
    Voter Authority Certificate
    Anonymous Elector’s Document

    You will only need to show one form of photo ID. It needs to be the original version and not a photocopy.
    If you don’t have an accepted form of photo ID

    You can apply for a free voter ID document, known as a Voter Authority Certificate, if:

    you don’t have an accepted form of photo ID
    you’re not sure whether your photo ID still looks like you
    you’re worried about using an existing form of ID for any other reason, such as the use of a gender marker

    You need to register to vote before applying for a Voter Authority Certificate.

    Find out how to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate
    Out of date photo ID

    You can still use your photo ID if it’s out of date, as long as it looks like you.

    The name on your ID should be the same name you used to register to vote.
    Showing ID as an anonymous elector

    If you’re registered to vote anonymously and want to vote in person, you’ll need to apply for an Anonymous Elector’s Document.

    Find out more about registering to vote anonymously and how to vote anonymously.": https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id

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