FOI release

Use of "greeters" and impact of Voter ID at May 2023 Elections

Case reference FOI2023/00959

Published 21 June 2023

Request

1. Please can you confirm if this council used "greeters" at the entrance to voting stations during the recent May 2023 elections?

2. Did you record the number of people turned away from voting stations by "greeters" during the May 2023 elections?

3. Please provide ALL datasets you hold regarding the number, use and impact of "Greeters" at polling stations during the recent local elections held in May 2023

4 . Please provide ALL datasets you hold regarding the use of voter ID and the impact of voter ID at the recent local elections held in May 2023

Response

1. Please can you confirm if this council used "greeters" at the entrance to voting stations during the recent May 2023 elections?

Yes, greeters were used at the entrance to polling stations during the May 2023 elections.

2. Did you record the number of people turned away from voting stations by "greeters" during the May 2023 elections?

No.

3. Please provide ALL datasets you hold regarding the number, use and impact of "Greeters" at polling stations during the recent local elections held in May 2023

All datasets held are publically available via the following link:

Forthcoming elections and referendums - Herefordshire Council

4 . Please provide ALL datasets you hold regarding the use of voter ID and the impact of voter ID at the recent local elections held in May 2023

All datasets held are publically available via the following link:

Forthcoming elections and referendums - Herefordshire Council

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