Cheshire East voters urged to prepare for General Election
Cheshire East residents are being urged to prepare ahead of the UK General Election on Thursday July 4.
Polling cards are now being delivered to registered electors who are eligible to vote.
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87 residents without ID denied May 4 vote in Cheshire East
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Eighty-seven residents turned up at polling stations in Cheshire East and were denied a vote because they didn’t have the correct photo ID.
Altogether 188 people had turned up without ID, but 101 had later returned with it and were issued with a ballot paper.
Cheshire East residents reminded over ID on May 4 election day
Cheshire East residents are being urged to remember their ID when they vote at polling stations on Thursday May 4.
Voters will need to show photo ID at polling stations before they can receive their ballot paper.
LETTER: Voter ID creates new barriers to the ballot box
Dear Editor,
For the first time ever, voters in this year’s local elections for Cheshire East council will have to bring photo ID to the polling station.
This isn’t a small adjustment – voter ID is the biggest change to our elections in a generation and creates new barriers between the public and the ballot box.
Cheshire East residents need photo ID to vote in May elections
Residents in Cheshire East will need to show photographic ID to vote at this year’s local elections in May.
The requirement to show photo ID at a polling station is a new requirement, introduced under the Elections Act, which was passed last year and comes into effect for the first time this May.
Nantwich Police and pub owners warning over fake ID
Pub bosses across Nantwich have backed a police campaign to clamp down on underage customers using fake ID.
The initiative, called ‘Fake ID? Real Consequence”, aims to warn those trying to gain access to licensed premises and buy alcohol by using fake ID or someone else’s ID.
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