Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 22102

Elections: Proof of Identity

Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 14 January 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the increase in the number of veterans able to vote due to the introduction of the Veterans ID card as voter ID.

Answer

Rushanara Ali
All veterans eligible to vote already have the opportunity to do so. If they do not have one of the accepted forms of identification, they are able to apply for a Voter Authority Certificate, free of charge, or they can choose to vote by post or by proxy....
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