[vicsireland] Re: Voting and the vision impaired!
- From: "Tim Culhane" <tim.culhane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:51:04 +0100
Hi,
I have never had problems been accompanied into the voting booth by a
family member?
It is true that the current voting machines are unusable by the blind or
partially sighted, given that there is no audible interface to the
machine, and I believe there are problems with font size and text contrast
on the display.
Not sure how useful a boycott of the election would be ... Given that we are
a tiny minority, and spread so thinly throughout so many constituencies.
However, it would certainly grab attention.
Cheers,
Tim
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From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Dromey
Sent: 26 July 2006 16:47
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: Voting and the vision impaired!
Hi Paul and everyone.
My own solution to this one was to opt for a postal vote. It still doesn't
give complete privacy but, at least, it avoids the indignity of the polling
officer or clerk insisting on accompanying us into the booth, since they
won't allow a companion to do it.
It's pretty safe to say that there won't be electronic voting at the next
General Election - the whole subject is a political hot potato these days.
In any case, the voting machines now in storage were of no use to vision
impaired voters as I understand it, at least not without further tweaking
that might or might not work.
Certainly, VICS and NCBI should be lobbying on this one, the problem being
that the whole subject of electronic voting seems to be dead in the water
with the powers that b, so nobody is listening. Perhaps the opposition
parties might respond to lobbying and use it as another stick to beat the
Government, at least that would keep the subject alive and in the forefront
for when electronic voting is back on the national agenda. If we find
ourselvees completely ignored on this one, we could always to boycott the
election on the grounds that we feel that we do not have a proper and secret
franchise. That should get their attention!
Paul D.
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[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lists
Sent: 26 July 2006 16:23
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Voting and the vision impaired!
Hi All,
As it looks like there will be a general election next year I was just
wondering where are we the vision impaired this time round in relation to
our ability to cast our votes in the booths provided?. I just wonder if
anyone in VICs has been in touch with the people who arrange all this. It
is now the 21st century and it seems there isn't a word on sorting out
this situation of eletronic voting and giving us proper access to vote in
private.
I would like to hear what others think about this situation as it stands at
the moment.
Regards,
Paul.
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