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Elections Bill

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

I will answer those remarks in my contribution.

I sat on the Bill Committee, and I heard a High Court judge tell us that voter ID was not the solution. He said, and this is a judge who has done many electoral law cases, that asking for

“ID at polling stations, frankly, is neither here nor there.”––[Official Report, Elections Public Bill Committee, 15 September 2021; c. 15, Q13.]

The data shows that there were just three convictions for personations since 2016. The proposals really are a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

707 c107 

Session

2021-22

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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