To ensure the right of voters with disabilities, the CEC has a checklist
with 28 criteria to assess whether a polling station meets the accessibility
requirements.
The election
commissions also provide recording of audio electoral bulletins, arrange sign
language interpretation in all government funded broadcast presentations,
settle wheelchair accessible polling booths, and prepare ballot slip covers
with Braille printing in all polling stations. If a voter cannot vote due to
disability, but can express his/her will, then a family member may accompany
him/her upon request and provide the assistance needed. The family member may
also vote on his/her behalf. In the absence of family members, a polling administrator
and a scrutineer may provide assistance or vote on the voter’s behalf upon
request.