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Local Government ExplainedThe impact of voter ID
Our final report The Impact of Voter ID: The Views of Administrators, has now been published and is available here. Our research on voter ID is not over, we have expanded our research to investigate the state of electoral integrity more generally. Please get in touch with Greg Stride, Senior Researcher, if you have any questions, comments or feedback on the research at [email protected]
The impact of voter ID: The views of administrators
This is a significant new research report on democracy in the UK from the LGIU’s Local Democracy Research Centre and funded by the JRSST-CT. Based on in-depth research with the people who run elections it raises serious issues with the UK’s electoral infrastructure, finding that voter ID has introduced a series of new pressures to a sector already under severe strain. Read the full report.
What to expect from LGIU’s brand-new Voter ID research
Dr Greg Stride from LGIU’s Local Democracy Research Centre summarises the findings from our latest report, The impact of voter ID: The views of administrators. This research has been funded by the JRSST-CT. Read the article now.
Report launch: watch the recap
Watch the recap of our voter ID launch where Dr Greg Stride from LGIU’s Local Democracy Research Centre summarises our latest report, The impact of voter ID: The views of administrators. This research has been funded by the JRSST-CT. Watch the recap now.
Further reading
Running elections: the state of electoral integrity before the 2023 local elections
Dr Greg Stride outlines the findings of his recent PhD into the health of England’s electoral system. Read this article.
The changing job of running elections
Peter Stanyon, Chief Executive of the Association of Electoral Administrators writes about the additional challenges posed by Voter ID for the 2023 local elections. Read this article.
State of the Locals
Catch up on the LGIU’s State of the Locals expert panel discussion on voter ID and attitudes to local government, featuring exclusive Ipsos polling on voter awareness of the proposals. Read more.
About the Local Democracy Research Centre
The Local Democracy Research Centre (LDRC) is where LGIU gathers the evidence and develops ideas for change and innovation in local government. We bring together experts, practitioners and academics to investigate the key challenges for local democracy around the world.
We are always solution-focused and we work closely with our extensive member base and the wider sector, meaning that our research programme always reflects local government’s priorities. More.
