Photo Identification Cards for Voting

Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution – in the Senedd at 3:07 pm on 30 June 2021.

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Photo of Altaf Hussain Altaf Hussain Conservative 3:07, 30 June 2021

Minister, proving that we are who we say we are is not so unusual, whether it is our age to buy a drink or a firework from a shop, or proof to open a bank account, or a driver's licence to hire a car, it is part of modern life and something we are all used to. If it is good enough for those activities, then why not for something as important as voting? Minister, I know that those on the political left see this as an affront to our democracy, when in fact it is to preserve and protect the democratic process itself that photo identification is now being considered. If you are against the idea of voters proving who they are, what other steps do you think should be taken to ensure the robustness of our democratic process?