Thread by @TobySJames

A quick recap on the facts about #voterid and fraud in Britain....

ℹ️ There is no evidence of voter fraud - the problem which #voterid is supposed to solve

One source of evidence are poll worker surveys. Our academic study found that only 0.7 of poll workers suspected a possible case in their polling station.
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108….

ℹ️ Another source of data on electoral fraud cases are the number of allegations and convictions... committees.parliament.uk/publications/7…

ℹ️ Introducing #voterid is likely to lead to many eligible people not voting.
It is difficult to calculate how many - but the pilots show that most poll workers encountered people who could not vote as they did not have id - or refused to supply it. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

ℹ️ When photographic identification requirements were first introduced in Northern Ireland, it was estimated that 2.3% of the electorate were refused a vote for not presenting the required identification requirements.
electoralintegrityproject.com/eip-blog/2021/…

ℹ️ Simple solutions to ensure that eligible voters without #voterid are still able to vote have been overlooked (but could be returned to). A 🇨🇦 style vouching system could be adopted - where citizens with id could 'vouch' for those without id on the day.
electoralintegrityproject.com/eip-blog/2021/…

ℹ️ Two cross-party parliamentary committees raised serious concerns about #VoterID

The @HumanRightsCtte
committees.parliament.uk/publications/7…

And the @CommonsPACAC said that:

committees.parliament.uk/publications/8…

ℹ️ #Voterid is going to cost millions, at a time where there is a cost of living crisis and government departments are being asked to cut back.

The government estimated that it could cost up to £180,000,000 over a decade (p.34)
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill…

ℹ️ A golden rule for running elections is not to introduce late legislation - for risk of causing unnecessary administrative problems. The #voterid legislation is breach of this.

https://twitter.com/LGANews/status/1601862701776527362

ℹ️ If there is funding available for improving UK elections, it would be better spent on voter registration reform - such as introducing automatic voter registration. This is the most serious pressure in polling stations 🗳️tobysjamesdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/is-it-…