The top 5 most-read ERS articles from 2023Every year we have a look through the stats to see which of our articles were the most popular with readers in the year coming to a close. So if you missed them the first...Posted 14 Dec 2023
Government report can’t say if voter ID made any difference to problem it was supposed to solveThe government has published its evaluation of the Elections Act changes, including the voter ID requirement, used for the first time in the English local elections in May. Back in September, three separate independent reports...Posted 08 Dec 2023
The political reforms that were lacking from the King’s SpeechDemocracy was a conspicuous omission from yesterday’s King’s Speech. The pomp and ceremony of the occasion was the government’s last chance to set out a legislative agenda before the next election. Yet despite Rishi Sunak...Posted 08 Nov 2023
Voter ID makes its unwelcome Scottish debut in Rutherglen and Hamilton WestIf you live in Rutherglen and Hamilton West and are registered to vote, tomorrow is the day you can go vote in the long-awaited by-election. That is if you have, and remember to take, photo...Posted 04 Oct 2023
Voter ID rules criticised by MPs, election watchdog and election administratorsThis week three separate independent reports have exposed the extent of the unnecessary damage voter ID has wrought to our democracy. Voter ID was rushed through for the local elections in May which meant voters...Posted 15 Sep 2023
Now we know at least 14,000 were blocked from voting, voter ID should be scrappedOn the 23rd June, the Electoral Commission published their provisional report on the rollout of voter ID. One figure stands out from their research: 14,000 eligible voters were denied their democratic right to cast their...Posted 11 Jul 2023
People were turned away from polling stations last week and they’ve told us whyOne of the big stories of May’s English local elections is not the results of the vote, but about the process of voting itself. For the first time, voters in England who headed to the...Posted 17 May 2023
Voter ID is a ‘gerrymandering scheme’ suggests Jacob Rees-MoggWe still don’t have the full picture of how many people were stripped of their right to vote in May’s local elections in England. We’ve long warned that this unnecessary policy would be a messy...Posted 16 May 2023
Voters across England will be turned away from polling stations today for lacking IDMay 4th 2023 was a historic local election for all the wrong reasons. For the first time, voters in England were turned away from polling stations as they lacked the right forms of ID. The...Posted 04 May 2023
Nearly 119,000 signatures handed to No 10 calling for voter ID u-turnCampaign groups handed in nearly 119,000 petition signatures to 10 Downing Street this week, calling for the government to think again, and scrap its dangerous plans for voter ID. The petition delivery took place as...Posted 21 Apr 2023