03-05-2018 20:14 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Anger and confusion as voters turned away during ID trial

A man brings his passport and poll card to a polling station in Woking, one of the trial areas.A trial of voter ID has seen people in England turned away from polling booths for the first time for not carrying the necessary documents, with other issues reported including abuse of voting staff and some confusion over what evidence needed to be shown.The local elections saw the scheme tested out in five boroughs in an attempt to crack down on voter impersonation, with the possibility it could be e
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