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Elections Bill

Proceeding contribution from Cat Smith (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 January 2022. It occurred during Debate on bills on Elections Bill.

Before the Minister moves on, I just wonder whether she, since taking up her post, has had a chance to meet the Association of Electoral Administrators, which has raised the concern that it is already quite difficult to recruit volunteers to staff polling stations. Its concern is that being asked to check these forms of ID will be a disincentive for volunteers to come forward because of the potential conflict between a voter whose ID is not valid and the volunteer who is staffing the polling station. Has she discussed that with the Association of Electoral Administrators, and if so, how did that conversation go?

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Reference

707 c85 

Session

2021-22

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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