cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/14705930
Johnny Mercer says he will ‘do all I can’ to change rules after veteran turned away from polling station
Archived version: https://archive.ph/Vyz9W
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/14705930
Johnny Mercer says he will ‘do all I can’ to change rules after veteran turned away from polling station
Archived version: https://archive.ph/Vyz9W
I’m sure the mechanism for verifying identity is more complex than it appears from the outside, but it does seem very ridiculous to have a card that can answer “did this person work in the military?” And not “who is this person?” The second question seems to be a subset of the first question.
Totally agree. But the reaction to this makes it seem like veterans were being targeted and excluded. But at no point was anyone told that specific form of ID would allow you to vote.
edit. its not like valid ID is any mystery
https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/photo-id-youll-need
I definitely agree that they weren’t singled out.