Voting changes prompt fears among electoral staff for general election

Voter ID and staffing crisis among issues testing ‘creaking’ system, says Association of Electoral Administrators

The next general election could encounter significant problems due to a mass of changes to the voting system, including mandatory ID, piled on to an already “creaking” system, the trade body for electoral staff has warned in a report.

While the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) said voter ID was just one among a series of issues, it warned that the relatively smooth rollout of the new system at May’s local elections could be “very different” at a general election.