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NEWS NK
The newspaper for all North Kesteven residents
MARCH – JUNE 2019
North Kesteven will pioneer voter ID at May’s elections On Thursday May 2, there will be elections across North Kesteven to elect District and parish councillors and to vote at a Polling Station you will need to have identification (ID) with you. This is new and different and within Lincolnshire only applies to North Kesteven as local voters test ways to make voting more secure against potential fraud. The Council is one of a number selected by the Cabinet Office to pilot Voter ID trials in order to test the principle of eventually requiring all electors to present some form of ID to vote. The aim is to safeguard against electoral fraud and
misrepresentation, which is not known to be a problem within North Kesteven, but the area’s characteristics as a sparselypopulated rural area with a growing, but ageing population, make it an ideal test-bed for the principles of Voter ID. To raise awareness of this the Council is carrying out its biggestever awareness campaign, to ensure all 89,000 North Kesteven electors are aware of the change and the detail of which types of ID are acceptable. All associated costs met by the Cabinet Office. On May 2 all electors using a polling station will need to present either: • One type of photographic ID (such as a passport or photo driver’s licence): or • Two types of nonphotographic ID (such as a utility bill, bank card or poll card) In total there are almost 30 to chose from, all listed inside and at www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/VoterID
If you want to vote at a Polling Station on May 2, you need to: • Make sure you’re registered to vote. It’s quick and easy at www.gov.uk/ register-to-vote • Check out the proposed list of IDs inside and at www.n.kesteven.gov.uk/ VoterID • Make sure you have one type of photo ID or two types of non-photo ID from the list • Hold on to your Poll Card and Council Tax Bill as they arrive, and keep them handy. They can be used as ID • If you have none of the listed IDs, you can apply for a Local Elector ID. • On May 2, take what you need to the Polling Station. Without the right ID you won’t be able to vote. You can go home, collect it and return before 10pm • Or consider a postal vote. Details inside on page 9
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