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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a>: What to know about April's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoterID</span></a> ballot referendum</p><p>By: Emilee Fannon, Mar 27, 2025 </p><p>MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- "Voters will not only have to present a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a> to vote on April 1, but they'll also be asked about adding that requirement to the state constitution.</p><p>"It's part of a constitutional amendment that will appear on ballots across the state.</p><p>"The ballot referendum asks voters, 'shall section 1m of article III of the constitution be created to require that voters present valid photographic identification verifying their identity in order to vote in any election, subject to exceptions which may be established by law?'</p><p>"A 'yes' vote would enshrine Wisconsin's voter requirement in the state constitution, a move that would make it harder for a court to strike down the law or for lawmakers to repeal.</p><p>"Voting 'no' would not add the state's voter ID law to the constitution.</p><p>"If the ballot measure is approved or rejected, little would change for Wisconsin voters because the existing photo ID law has been on the books for nearly a decade, said Bryna Godar at the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School.</p><p>"However, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> lawmakers who authored the amendment say it's designed to protect the law from legal challenges in wake of the state Supreme Court gaining a 4-3 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LiberalMajority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiberalMajority</span></a> in 2023."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.cbs58.com/news/what-to-know-about-aprils-voter-id-ballot-referendum" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbs58.com/news/what-to-know-ab</span><span class="invisible">out-aprils-voter-id-ballot-referendum</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WisconsinPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WisconsinPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsPutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsPutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a><br>Are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LiteracyTests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiteracyTests</span></a> Next? <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterDisenfranchisement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoterDisenfranchisement</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>
A.Stringer<p>"In 2024, only 2.4% of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Conservativesupporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservativesupporters</span></a> were likely to not have <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/photoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photoID</span></a>, while 3.8% of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Laboursupporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laboursupporters</span></a> and 4.1% of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Reformsupporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reformsupporters</span></a> were lacking</p><p>Almost 2 million people in the UK didn’t have the right ID to vote in 2024<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/almost-2-million-people-in-the-uk-didnt-have-the-right-id-to-vote-in-2024-246270" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/almost-2-m</span><span class="invisible">illion-people-in-the-uk-didnt-have-the-right-id-to-vote-in-2024-246270</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/voterID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voterID</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Votersrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Votersrights</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/righttovote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>righttovote</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKelection</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ukelectoralsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukelectoralsystem</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Profits go up!</p><p>Hacks go up, too!</p><p>MoneyGram hack – includes SSNs and photo ID for some </p><p><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/08/moneygram-hack-includes-ssns-and-photo-id-for-some-customers-comcast-too/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5mac.com/2024/10/08/moneygr</span><span class="invisible">am-hack-includes-ssns-and-photo-id-for-some-customers-comcast-too/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/MoneyGram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoneyGram</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hack</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/SSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSN</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Richard Ashwell<p>The government's voter ID scheme risks the very principle of free and fair elections. One voter turned away is one too many.</p><p>Over 2 million people lack <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/photoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photoID</span></a> in the UK, and these undemocratic plans risk blocking them from the ballot box.</p><p>According to the Electoral Commission, 16,000 voters were turned away at the last general election. One voter being turned away from a single <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/polling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polling</span></a> station is one too many. </p><p>Nobody should be turned away because their driving licence is still in their maiden name, or a poll worker thinks they don't look like an old passport photo. </p><p>With no right to appeal, the UK now has a more restrictive ID regime than many US states.</p><p>Add your name to tell the government that this scheme needs to be scrapped</p><p><a href="https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/35710/petition/1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.electoral-reform.org.uk</span><span class="invisible">/page/35710/petition/1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/VoterID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoterID</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/2024Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024Election</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>Stark Figures Reveal How Many Londoners were Turned Away Due to Voter ID in General Election – Byline Times</p><p>The figures don't include those who didn't turn up because they didn't have ID.<br> <a href="https://bylinetimes.com/2024/08/28/stark-figures-reveal-how-many-londoners-were-turned-away-due-to-voter-id-in-general-election/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bylinetimes.com/2024/08/28/sta</span><span class="invisible">rk-figures-reveal-how-many-londoners-were-turned-away-due-to-voter-id-in-general-election/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/VoterID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoterID</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/DeniedAVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeniedAVote</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/GE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GE</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/GE2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GE2024</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a></p>
Johnny Wessex #HopeNotHate<p>The Change we need in the UK will only happen if you vote today</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VoteTacticallyToGTTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteTacticallyToGTTO</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VoteThemOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteThemOut</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GTTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GTTO</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a></p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/dbHzGUc2eT0?si=XPiku0FJKhihJj3d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/dbHzGUc2eT0</span><span class="invisible">?si=XPiku0FJKhihJj3d</span></a></p>
Johnny Wessex #HopeNotHate<p>Please Vote. If you want Change, you need to vote. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VoteTacticallyToGTTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteTacticallyToGTTO</span></a></p>
Simon Brooke<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://snabelen.no/@dagoien" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dagoien</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@davidallengreen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>davidallengreen</span></a></span> Whether or not it's designed to, it certainly has that effect; and requiring <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a> as well, as the UK government is for the first time doing this <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GeneralElectionUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralElectionUK</span></a>, is definitely intentional <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a>.</p>
Johnny Wessex #HopeNotHate<p>Please Vote and remember your <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a> on 4th July</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gtto2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gtto2024</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VoteTacticallyToGTTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteTacticallyToGTTO</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8W4TUSowoB/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/C8W4TUSowoB/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeneralElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralElection</span></a> say they face <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photoID</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/barrier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>barrier</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voters</span></a> who do not <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/look" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>look</span></a> like their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/photoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photoID</span></a> or have a different <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/name" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>name</span></a> risk being <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/turnedaway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turnedaway</span></a> if the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/staff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>staff</span></a> have "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/reasonabledoubt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reasonabledoubt</span></a>" they are not who they say they are, according to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ElectionsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionsAct</span></a> 2022. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeneralElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralElection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TERFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TERFS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TERFIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TERFIsland</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crggxjz0514o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/crggxjz0</span><span class="invisible">514o</span></a></p>
PennyT<p>UK peeps, my polling card for the general election has arrived. If yours hasn't then check you're registered to vote. If you aren't, you've got until Sunday. Don't forget to make sure that you've got (correct) photo ID too. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKElection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a></p>
Philip C James<p>'The Nastiz (the new UK Conservative Party) would never ape US Republican voter suppression tactics.'</p><p>Are you sure? Through Brexit, the Tories managed to disenfranchise the entire population of the Untied Kingdom. 66 million people (present and future voters) were denied their democratic right to have their say on how their lives are affected at an European level.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/GE2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GE2024</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ToriesOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToriesOut</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VoterID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoterID</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElectoralCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralCommission</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/R4Today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>R4Today</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LBC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BBCbreakfast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBCbreakfast</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/feb/21/uk-elections-watchdog-warns-bill-threatens-its-independence-electoral-commission" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2022/</span><span class="invisible">feb/21/uk-elections-watchdog-warns-bill-threatens-its-independence-electoral-commission</span></a></p>
Philip C James<p>Good Morning, all</p><p>So our Second-Past-The-Post Prime Minister has finally called a General Election. But will Mr Tetchy (hear his <a href="https://mas.to/tags/R4Today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>R4Today</span></a> interview) now rush to get the Commons to change our electoral laws to a Second-Past-The-Post system?</p><p>You can't vote the Tories out unless you vote; not registered to vote?<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">gov.uk/register-to-vote</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LBC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/C4News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C4News</span></a> </p><p>Yet another reason to ditch the Nastiz: their gerrymandering US import requiring you now have <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a> to cast your vote:<br><a href="https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">electoralcommission.org.uk/vot</span><span class="invisible">ing-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id</span></a></p>
Bob Jamieson<p>Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting photo ID</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/uk-election-boris-johnson-photo-id-038bf7bf72c7490137ec921a5242a2ef?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/uk-election</span><span class="invisible">-boris-johnson-photo-id-038bf7bf72c7490137ec921a5242a2ef?utm_source=copy&amp;utm_medium=share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Johnson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ElectionFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionFail</span></a></p>
Philip C James<p>Oops! Boris "Sasha" Johnson forgot to take an acceptable form of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a> when he went to vote yesterday.</p><p>As Bozo introduced the idea of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/VoterID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoterID</span></a> (to the UK, it being a 'reform' much loved by US GOP), you'd think he'd have remembered to take it to with him to the polling station.</p><p>Or does our former PM and infamous Eton Oik feel so entitled he doesn't expect to have to observe the same rules he forced on the rest of us?</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/R4Today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>R4Today</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LBC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BBCbreakfast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBCbreakfast</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GeneralElectionNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralElectionNow</span></a>! <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-boris-johnson-who-introduced-voter-id-rule-forgets-his-while-voting-2024-05-02/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/uk/uks-boris</span><span class="invisible">-johnson-who-introduced-voter-id-rule-forgets-his-while-voting-2024-05-02/</span></a></p>
Rosie Walters<p>Martin Rowson</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PhotoId" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoId</span></a></p>
Khurram Wadee ✅<p><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/BorisJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BorisJohnson</span></a> turned away from polling station after forgetting to bring <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a> | <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> #2024 | The Guardian</p><p>Another one! This law is so bad but the number of own goals the <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Tories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tories</span></a> are suffering almost makes it worth it. Almost.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/02/minister-sorry-as-veterans-find-id-card-not-valid-for-english-elections" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/may/02/minister-sorry-as-veterans-find-id-card-not-valid-for-english-elections</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Schadenfreude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schadenfreude</span></a></p>
PennyT<p>UK peeps, don't forget to take photo ID when you go to vote today. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ukelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukelections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/photoid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photoid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/localelections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localelections</span></a></p>
Philip C James<p><a href="https://mas.to/@PhilipCJames/112369952743619735" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mas.to/@PhilipCJames/112369952</span><span class="invisible">743619735</span></a></p><p>And a reminder - thanks to gerrymandering by the Nastiz you will now have to show <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a> to vote in person.</p><p>The acceptable forms of Photo-ID are listed on the link below.</p><p>Young voters (like me, born in the '50s) should be aware that the Conservatives have declared a Young Person's Oyster Card, Bus Pass or Railcard is *not* a valid form of ID for voting.</p><p>You now know who not to vote for...</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/R4Today" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>R4Today</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LBC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BBCnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBCnews</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/C4News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C4News</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/VoteToriesOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteToriesOut</span></a><br><a href="https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">electoralcommission.org.uk/vot</span><span class="invisible">ing-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id</span></a></p>
Johnny Wessex #HopeNotHate<p>Don't let the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CorruptTories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorruptTories</span></a> get away with this blatant gerrymandering. Please take every opportunity to make people know about the new photo ID Voting requirements.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DontLetTheToriesCheatYouOutOfYourVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DontLetTheToriesCheatYouOutOfYourVote</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gtto2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gtto2024</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VoteTacticallyToGTTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteTacticallyToGTTO</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhotoID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoID</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bestforbritain.org/5_million_to_be_disenfranchised_voter_id_rules" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bestforbritain.org/5_million_t</span><span class="invisible">o_be_disenfranchised_voter_id_rules</span></a></p>