Enhancing Equality: Ensuring Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities in the Federal National Council Elections

2023-07-15 22:20:14

The National Committee for the Federal National Council Elections confirmed that it will provide all facilities that enable the blind and people of determination to participate effectively in the upcoming elections, which include qualified staff, equipped electoral headquarters, and other services, in order for them, like all Emirati voters, to achieve equality in exercising their right to vote and to run. .

The committee stressed that the procedures are a consolidation of the efforts of the United Arab Emirates in supporting various initiatives that enable people of determination to participate with the rest of society in the development and building of their country, through its keenness to provide a model environment in accordance with the highest international standards and to establish a sustainable work system to support people of determination in performing their role. Their responsibility is similar to the rest of the society.

Regarding the mechanism approved by the committee in order to facilitate the blind, people of determination and senior citizens to participate in the elections, the committee indicated that people of determination with mobility disabilities can use electronic voting channels “remotely”, whether through the electronic application or the website, and they can also come to the headquarters The approved electoral centers on the date of October 4 and October 7 to vote through electronic voting machines. She pointed out that special passages have been allocated for wheelchair users to reach the polling hall in the designated polling stations, so that the voter proceeds to implement the procedures for voting in complete confidentiality and privacy, noting that she is working on providing qualified staff to help people of determination perform their national duty and participate effectively in this. Election wedding.

And she noted that in the event that there is difficulty for voters in this category that prevents the completion of the vote, and the voter wants a hand to complete the rest of the nomination process stages, he can request assistance from the head of the Election Center Committee or one of its members who is delegated by the head of the committee, by expressing his opinion orally and confidentially. After that, he will be assisted in the selection process with full transparency and credibility, according to the system used in voting.

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The committee stated that during the preparatory meetings for the 2023 elections, it gave great attention to the file of participation of people of determination, during which the challenges that they might face during the course of the electoral process and solutions to confront them were discussed, stressing at the same time that their participation is an embodiment of the vision of the wise leadership in achieving social integration and encouraging the building of a society. There are equal opportunities for all.

She pointed out that the voting process begins on the main election day at exactly 8 am state time in all polling centers, and ends at exactly 8 pm on the same day state time, provided that the voting process continues following that time, if it is found that there are voters in the polling hall who did not vote. with their votes, until they are completed, then the head of the polling center committee announces the end of the election process.

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