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The Latest Breaking News from the Electoral Commission

Voter ID explained: What are the new rules at polling stations for upcoming local elections?

First test of controversial photo requirement will be local elections on 4 May

The Independent UK

Fears ‘Trumpian’ rules could even see voters with ID turned away as UK goes to polls

Call for officials to be ‘sensible and flexible’

The Independent UK

Voter ID explained: What are the new rules at polling stations for upcoming local elections?

First test of controversial photo requirement will be local elections on 4 May

The Independent UK

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SNP signs contract with new auditor

Party now hopes to be able to file its accounts in time to meet deadline with the Electoral Commission

Insider UK

SNP signs contract with new auditor weeks before deadline to file accounts

The party now hopes to be able to meet key requirements to avoid losing £1.2 million in funding from Westminster.

The Independent UK

Voters reminded to take photo ID for local elections

The Government ‘won’t know’ how many people are put off by the new ID requirement on May 4, a senior MP has said.

The Independent UK

Exact number of Brits turned away at polling stations due to Voter ID will NEVER be known

The Electoral Commission has admitted it will 'not be possible to accurately quantify' the impact of the new rules by counting who does or doesn’t have ID at the ballot box

Daily Mirror

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Government will not know how many are put off by voter ID requirement, says MP

The Electoral Commission said collecting data from greeters outside polling stations would be ‘inherently unreliable’.

The Independent UK

What are the new rules on voter ID at polling stations for upcoming local elections?

First test of controversial photo requirement will be local elections on 4 May

The Independent UK

Voter ID fears as less than half of Black people think local elections important

Cross-party thinktank Demos said the results show those who are traditionally disengaged from the democratic process will be even less likely to vote with the extra hurdle of Voter ID

Daily Mirror

What are the new rules on voter ID at polling stations for upcoming local elections?

First test of controversial photo requirement will be local elections on 4 May

The Independent UK

Tory minister refuses to say if number of voters without photo ID will be fully recorded

MPs accuse Rachel Maclean of being unable to answer how government will record impact of new system

The Guardian - UK

Tories admit sending out leaflet wrongly telling voters they don't need photo ID

Hundreds of campaign leaflets including the incorrect advice were sent in "error" to residents ahead of next week's local elections. New Voter ID rules have been introduced

Daily Mirror

New voter ID requirement sparks concern ahead of English elections

Voters in England will for the first time have to produce photo I.D. in order to cast their ballot when polling stations open in local elections next week, sparking concern that some parts of the electorate will in effect be disenfranchised by the change.

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Liverpool Echo

Urgent warning as people only have hours left to apply for crucial document

Thousands will be heading to the polling station on May 4

The Independent UK

Deadline looms to apply for emergency photo ID for local elections

More than 80,000 applications for photo identification have been submitted so far.

Chronicle Live

Warning that April 25 is last day to apply to vote if you have no photo ID

Just 4% of the numbers expected have applied for the Government's new Voter Authority Certificate, figures show

The Week

The new voter ID rules explained

Polling stations across England are drafting in extra staff to help deal with the introduction of mandatory photographic voter ID at next month’s local elections.

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The Independent UK

Voter registrations rise as deadline arrives for local elections

Some 26,567 applications were made on April 14, the highest for a single day so far this year.

The Independent UK

Extra staff drafted in to handle new voter ID rules on polling day

The Electoral Commission said there has been a huge training drive in order to prevent queues at polling stations.

Wales Online

Extra staff brought in amid worries over new voter ID rules for upcoming elections

Voters will have to show photo ID for the first time

Daily Mirror

'Pressing need' for local elections review amid fears photo ID will stop people voting

The Tories are accused of trying to rig next month's May local elections by introducing new Voter ID requirements that will disproportionately hit younger people

The National (Scotland)

SNP warn of 'difficulty' in finding new auditors as key deadline looms

THE SNP have warned the Electoral Commission of the “difficulty” in finding new auditors after the previous firm resigned.

Evening Standard

SNP auditors resign as Nicola Sturgeon’s husband faces probe

The firm which audits the SNP‘s accounts has resigned, it has emerged.

The Guardian - UK

SNP auditor’s resignation adds to party’s crisis amid finances investigation

Johnston Carmichael, which has produced party’s accounts for more than a decade, says it reviewed its client list

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