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Elections (Accessibility for Blind Voters) 2025-01-22

22 January 2025

Lead MP

Julie Minns

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Julie Minns raised concerns about elections (accessibility for blind voters) 2025-01-22 in the House of Commons. Other MPs contributed to the debate.

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Moves to require audio and tactile measures at polling stations for blind voters, calls for a review of postal voting arrangements, and highlights the ongoing issues faced by blind voters despite previous reforms. She cites statistics from Scope's 'Polls Apart' report showing that in 1997, 94% of polling stations were inaccessible to disabled people. The lead MP also shares a local example involving John, who had difficulty casting his vote independently at last year’s general election and resorted to asking the clerk for assistance.
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