IIRC the biggest area of fraud in UK elections is via postal votes. How would mandatory ID solve this?
On 8 January 2014 15:49, David Durant <[email protected]> wrote: > > > My point: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. > > It's rather sidetracking the thread but that premise can lead to all kinds > of issues. We don't know that the person living next door isn't plotting a > terrorist attack so therefor we'll monitor his (and everyone else's) > private data communications just in case. > > In this particular case, as with so many others, I think it comes down to > risk vs. reward and damage. If a lot of money is spent to prevent a small > amount of fraud and in the same instance a lot of people are > disenfranchised then the whole system is questionable. > > It's hard to discuss this without reliable statistics but I would start > off by asking whether *anyone* thinks enough organised voter fraud is > happening in the UK to actually change the outcome of elections? > > > -- > Please support ORG's work - join and help fund our future: > https://www.openrightsgroup.org/join > > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > [email protected] > or use https://lists.openrightsgroup.org/listinfo/org-discuss >
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