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Tactile voting device

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The plastic device is attached to a ballot paper, and consists of a number of flaps, each covering one of the boxes on the paper. A number, corresponding to the box covered, is embossed in black on each flap. The number shows up well against the white background of the ballot paper, and is raised so
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Once the voter knows which number corresponds to each candidate or option, they lift the relevant flap or flaps, so they know where to make their mark.
72: 50: 34:, all polling stations are legally required to provide a tactile voting device to any visually impaired voter. 67: 31: 61: 20:
is a device to enable a visually impaired person to mark a ballot paper in secret.
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https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/voting-elections-people-disabilities#toc-1
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United Kingdom
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/voting-elections-people-disabilities#toc-1
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