That was a party political worker, not an official, wanting to tick you off the list to save them knocking on your door later to persuade you to vote for them.
How would we know if there was voter ID fraud if you don't need to show ID.
Many if not most polling clerks don't work in the ward they live so wouldn't know. What's to stop me going to my brothers ward while he is on holiday and voting for him. Who would know ?
As of 2021.
Most European nations require identification to vote. A 2021 Crime Prevention Research Center study found that 46 out of 47 European countries require voters to provide some form of identification to vote — the United Kingdom was the lone exception
Similarly, government-issued photo...
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https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/
Amazing the amount of anti-Tory bods on here blaming the government for voter ID, but hey why let the truth get in the way of bigotry. Oh and for anyone unsure look up the meaning of bigot.
It has been recommended by the Electoral Commission, (which has nothing to do with the government)...
How can you detect voter fraud ?
When anyone can wander into a polling station and give a name and address and vote the system is open for abuse. The polling clerks could be from anywhere and are probably not local.
A whole household's postal votes could be completed by one person and returned...