UK government committee floats digital voting IDs for upcoming elections

As the UK prepares for a tense new round of elections in 2024, the government is trying to handle the controversy surrounding the introduction of mandatory photographic IDs for voting. One of the solutions could be digital voting certificates.

This week, the House of Lords constitution committee pitched the idea as an answer to last year’s scenes, when voters were turned away from polls due to lack of identification.

The UK does not have national identity cards. The country first …

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