Election 2010 factsheet for the disabled

The 2010 election campaign is in full swing.  The Election Commision and Scope have released a factsheet detailing your rights as a disabled voter.  You can view and download the .pdf version by clicking here.

Local authorities now have to take proactive steps to ensure that polling stations don't disadvantage disabled people.

All voters have a right to vote independently and in secret.  A person who is registered to vote or who has been officially appointed as a proxy voter cannot be refused a ballot paper or the opportunity to vote on the grounds of mental or physical incpacity

Quote from the factsheet

The factsheet also details how disabled people are also entitled to:

• The right to request assistance to mark the ballot paper.
• A tactile voting device
• A large-print versionof the ballot paper
• Assistance to electors unable to gain access to the polling station.

Information about voting and your rights can be found in audio and large print at the Electoral Commission's "About my vote" web site by clicking here.

Don't let your disability effect you right to vote on 6 May.

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