Voting Methods: Finance
Commons · Question 21195 · Tabled 18 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to Returning Officers to cover the costs of accessible voting devices that excee
Answer
Answered by Rushanara Ali, 9 Jan 2025
The Elections Act 2022 requires Returning Officers to consider and provide support for electors with all forms of disability, including varying degrees of sight loss. The Tactile Voting Device, introduced in 2001, has proven effective for some voters with...