peretona OP t1_iu69nta wrote on October 28, 2022 at 9:32 PM

Reply to comment by Daeve42 in UK Local Councils forced to buy 40,000 mirrors to put in polling stations as a result of voter ID laws by peretona

'Cos, according to the law, the Muslim ladies (and other religions that require a head covering - e.g. catholic nuns) have to take their hair covering off for the ID to be checked. So they then need to put them back on again. So they then need a mirror to be able to do it right.

CompetitiveYou2034 t1_iu94yo7 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:00 PM

When checking pictures on ID's, who looks at hair styles anyway? Women change their hair styles, length, color, etc. So a hair difference makes no difference!

Let people keep their hair covers on. Also, then you don't need mirrors.

Face coverings are different and crucial. Checking ID's we need to see the person's face.

peretona OP t1_iu9wl5t wrote on October 29, 2022 at 6:17 PM

It's a rightist thing with the (somewhat mistaken) believe that Muslims tend to be left wing. Looking at the face without hair covering is a legal requirement in this situation in order to discourage them from voting.