Voter Suppression

Venezuela

Venezuela: Maduro’s declaration of victory isn’t fooling anyone

— Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has claimed victory in a disputed election, with allegations of voter suppression and fraud. Opposition leader Edmundo González is contested as the true winner, sparking international criticism.

EU Citizens

‘It’s a basic civil right’: Millions in UK unable to vote due to immigration status

— Despite living in the UK since infancy, Lucrezia Bosio, who holds settled status but not British citizenship, cannot vote in elections. High costs and complex immigration laws bar many migrants, like her, including elected members of government and NHS doctors, from voting on 4 July.

2024 General Election

Election 2024: Up to 8 million people are not properly registered to vote

— The general election on 4 July faces challenges, with 8 million potentially unregistered voters. Because of the Tory Government, voter ID is now required for the first time in a general election, and young people, especially students, are at risk of being excluded.

Voter ID

If even the prime minister who introduced voter ID can forget his, do we need a rethink?

— Ironically, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who implemented the voter ID laws, was turned away from voting in the local elections due to not having proper identification, spotlighting significant flaws in the policy as a general election looms.

UK Politics

General Election: Will everyone be able to cast their vote?

— A legal battle unfolds as new voter ID rules threaten to disenfranchise marginalised groups. Is this about preventing fraud or something more sinister?

OPINION

The English local elections and the Tories’ voter suppression tactics

— England’s local elections are expected to cause heavy losses for the Conservative Party on Thursday, potentially pushing backbench Tory unrest. Meanwhile, voter ID requirements will affect non-Conservative supporters, with up to two million voters lacking the necessary ID.

Voter Suppression

Voter ID: A solution in search of a problem?

— The UK government is facing criticism for proposing mandatory photo ID for voting despite no proven cases of in-person voter impersonation in 2022, alienating 2 million people who just want to cast a ballot.

Voting Rights

Voter suppression: How democracies around the world are using new rules to make it harder to vote

— Laws making it more difficult to vote are being introduced around the democratic world, an expert says. They risk undermining democracy.