Blogs and news Here you can find blogs and news about the annual London Voter Registration Week, insights from our grantees, and from our campaigns, like the Voter ID campaign. Search Blog post 20 Mar 25 London Democracy Week 2025 – getting heard beyond elections The first ever London Democracy Week took place between 10 and 16 March and supported access to civic and democratic rights beyond elections, through online and in-person activity across London. 31 Aug 24 Blog post Getting London ready for photo Voter ID The Elections Act (2022) is changing the way we vote in London, especially with the introduction of mandatory photo voter identification. London already had one of the lowest voter registration rates across the UK and polling commissioned by the Greater London Authority (GLA)* showed that one in ten Londoners were at risk of losing their democratic voices, as they did not hold an accepted form of photo ID, as specified in the Elections Act, and 6 in 10 did not even know about these changes. 03 Aug 24 Blog post Case Study: Voter ID awareness for Romanian Londoners Adina Maglan, CEO and Co-Founder During phase one of the GLA Voter ID grants programme, the Romanian & Eastern European Hub (RoEE Hub) aimed to raise awareness and increase understanding among Londoners from under-registered and under-represented communities about the changes to their civic and democratic rights, specifically amongst Romanian, Romanian Roma and other Eastern European Londoners. 03 Aug 24 Blog post Your Vote, Your Voice – working with BAME Londoners Dr Sharmin Shajahan, Deputy Director Voice 4 Change England The project “Your Vote, Your Voice”, delivered by Voice for Change England during phase one of the GLA Voter ID grants programme, raised awareness and increased understanding about the changes requiring photo identification to vote and encouraging under-registered and under-represented groups from Black and Minoritised Ethnic (BME) communities in London to register to vote and fulfilling their civic and democratic rights. 09 Jul 24 Blog post Capital unites to raise awareness as one in three Londoners unaware of new photo Voter ID Dr Elisabeth Pop, GLA Principal Officer, Democratic Participation The Greater London Authority (GLA) and Shout Out UK (SOUK) have launched phase two of an unprecedented, impartial public awareness campaign about changes to the voting system to ensure every eligible Londoner can continue to access their democratic rights. 08 Jul 24 Blog post Case Study: Henna Asian Women’s Group Momota Khatoon, Operations Manager The project, ‘Voting is a Voice’, was delivered by Henna Asian Women’s Group (HAWG) to raise awareness of the voting system changes and the freedom to choose who to vote for, without influence from others 29 Feb 24 Blog post Voice4Change England: A tailored approach to reaching London’s under-represented community groups Dr Sharmin Shajahan, Deputy Director Voice 4 Change England Voice4Change England’s YourVoteYourVoice project, supported by the Greater London Authority (GLA), was an impartial campaign which ran from August 2023-February 2024, to raise awareness about the changes to the way we vote, brought in by the Elections Act (2022). 29 Feb 24 Blog post Voice4Change England: A tailored approach to reaching London’s under-represented community groups Dr Sharmin Shajahan, Deputy Director Voice 4 Change England Voice4Change England’s YourVoteYourVoice project, supported by the Greater London Authority (GLA), was an impartial campaign which ran from August 2023-February 2024, to raise awareness about the changes to the way we vote, brought in by the Elections Act (2022). 28 Feb 24 Blog post Deaf Votes Count! A vlog by the Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) Thanks to funding from the Greater London Authority’s Voter ID grants programme, which ran from August 2023- February 2024, RAD worked with deaf Londoners, sharing information about how to vote, registering, and the new Voter ID requirements. 08 Jul 23 Blog post Case Study: British Deaf Association Robin Ash, Equality and Rights Manager The British Deaf Association (BDA) is the UK’s leading membership organisation and registered charity led by Deaf people, for Deaf people. Their mission is to ensure a world in which the language, culture, community, diversity, and heritage of Deaf people in the UK is respected and fully protected, ensuring that Deaf people can participate and contribute as equal and valued citizens in the wider society. Pagination First page First Previous page Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page Next Last page Last
Blog post 20 Mar 25 London Democracy Week 2025 – getting heard beyond elections The first ever London Democracy Week took place between 10 and 16 March and supported access to civic and democratic rights beyond elections, through online and in-person activity across London.
31 Aug 24 Blog post Getting London ready for photo Voter ID The Elections Act (2022) is changing the way we vote in London, especially with the introduction of mandatory photo voter identification. London already had one of the lowest voter registration rates across the UK and polling commissioned by the Greater London Authority (GLA)* showed that one in ten Londoners were at risk of losing their democratic voices, as they did not hold an accepted form of photo ID, as specified in the Elections Act, and 6 in 10 did not even know about these changes.
03 Aug 24 Blog post Case Study: Voter ID awareness for Romanian Londoners Adina Maglan, CEO and Co-Founder During phase one of the GLA Voter ID grants programme, the Romanian & Eastern European Hub (RoEE Hub) aimed to raise awareness and increase understanding among Londoners from under-registered and under-represented communities about the changes to their civic and democratic rights, specifically amongst Romanian, Romanian Roma and other Eastern European Londoners.
03 Aug 24 Blog post Your Vote, Your Voice – working with BAME Londoners Dr Sharmin Shajahan, Deputy Director Voice 4 Change England The project “Your Vote, Your Voice”, delivered by Voice for Change England during phase one of the GLA Voter ID grants programme, raised awareness and increased understanding about the changes requiring photo identification to vote and encouraging under-registered and under-represented groups from Black and Minoritised Ethnic (BME) communities in London to register to vote and fulfilling their civic and democratic rights.
09 Jul 24 Blog post Capital unites to raise awareness as one in three Londoners unaware of new photo Voter ID Dr Elisabeth Pop, GLA Principal Officer, Democratic Participation The Greater London Authority (GLA) and Shout Out UK (SOUK) have launched phase two of an unprecedented, impartial public awareness campaign about changes to the voting system to ensure every eligible Londoner can continue to access their democratic rights.
08 Jul 24 Blog post Case Study: Henna Asian Women’s Group Momota Khatoon, Operations Manager The project, ‘Voting is a Voice’, was delivered by Henna Asian Women’s Group (HAWG) to raise awareness of the voting system changes and the freedom to choose who to vote for, without influence from others
29 Feb 24 Blog post Voice4Change England: A tailored approach to reaching London’s under-represented community groups Dr Sharmin Shajahan, Deputy Director Voice 4 Change England Voice4Change England’s YourVoteYourVoice project, supported by the Greater London Authority (GLA), was an impartial campaign which ran from August 2023-February 2024, to raise awareness about the changes to the way we vote, brought in by the Elections Act (2022).
29 Feb 24 Blog post Voice4Change England: A tailored approach to reaching London’s under-represented community groups Dr Sharmin Shajahan, Deputy Director Voice 4 Change England Voice4Change England’s YourVoteYourVoice project, supported by the Greater London Authority (GLA), was an impartial campaign which ran from August 2023-February 2024, to raise awareness about the changes to the way we vote, brought in by the Elections Act (2022).
28 Feb 24 Blog post Deaf Votes Count! A vlog by the Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) Thanks to funding from the Greater London Authority’s Voter ID grants programme, which ran from August 2023- February 2024, RAD worked with deaf Londoners, sharing information about how to vote, registering, and the new Voter ID requirements.
08 Jul 23 Blog post Case Study: British Deaf Association Robin Ash, Equality and Rights Manager The British Deaf Association (BDA) is the UK’s leading membership organisation and registered charity led by Deaf people, for Deaf people. Their mission is to ensure a world in which the language, culture, community, diversity, and heritage of Deaf people in the UK is respected and fully protected, ensuring that Deaf people can participate and contribute as equal and valued citizens in the wider society.
