3A

The returning officer shall also provide each polling station with—

a

at least one large version of the ballot paper which shall be displayed inside the polling station for the assistance of voters who are partially-sighted;

b

a device falling within the description in paragraphs (5) to (10) for enabling voters who are blind or partially sighted to vote without any need for assistance from the presiding officer or any companion (within the meaning of rule 36(1)).

5

The device must be capable of being attached firmly to a ballot paper and of being removed from it after use without damage to the paper.

6

On the left-hand side of the device there shall be tabs of equal size which satisfy the conditions in paragraphs (7) to (10).

7

The tabs shall be capable of being positioned on the ballot paper so that each one is above one of the spaces to the left of the particulars of the candidates on which the vote is to be marked (“the relevant space”).

8

Each tab shall be numbered so that, when the device is positioned over a ballot paper, the number of each tab corresponds to that of the candidate whose particulars are to the right of the relevant space covered by the tab in question.

9

Each number on a tab shall be in raised form so that it can be clearly identified by touch.

10

Each tab shall be capable of being lifted so as to reveal the relevant space and so that there is sufficient room to allow a voter to record his vote on that space.