Martin Ford 20 May 2025

'Poor' awareness of election reforms

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A sign outside a polling station on election day in the UK. © chrisdorney / Shutterstock.com.

There was ‘poor' awareness of extra measures to help disabled voters and those without ID in last year's General Election, according to an official report.

For the first time at a UK-wide poll, officers were required to provide voter authority certificates to those without ID and implement additional accessibility measures at polling stations.

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