16,000 People Didn't Vote in General Election Owing to ID Requirement: Watchdog

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : "Public awareness of the need for voter ID is high across the UK, but there are still groups of voters that are less likely to be aware of the need to show ID or that do not have an accepted form," said Rangarajan.Younger voters were less aware that they need to bring an ID to the polls.

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