Information for Voters with Disabilities

The General Election date is set for Friday, March 11th 2011.

You have the power to change stroke services in your area.  As a consituent and a voter you can be the voice for stroke.

To check if you are registered to vote go to www.checktheregister.ie.  

The Department of Environment and Local Government have published a leaflet for people with disabilities.

Information for Voters with Disabilities.

This leaftlet outlines arrangements to assist voters with certain disabilities to exercise their right to vote.  These arrangements can be summarised as follows;

• Voting at an alternative polling station if a person’s local station is inaccessible.
• Postal voting by electors living at home who cannot go to the polling station due to a physical disability or illness.
• Special voting facilities provided in hospitals, nursing homes or similar institutions for residents who cannot go to the polling station due to a physical disability or illness.
• Assistance in voting at the polling station by a companion or by the presiding officer for people with a visual impairment, physical disability or literacy difficulty.
• The use of photographs and party political emblems on ballot papers to assist visually impaired people and people with literacy difficulties.
• the display of a large print copy of the ballot paper in polling stations to further assist visually impaired people and people with literacy difficulties.