Extra help with voting
Anyone who wants to vote should be able to do so, even if they need assistance. There are various tools available to make voting easier. On this page, you can read about what these are and where you can find them in our municipality.
Accessible polling stations
To ensure that you can vote as independently as possible, a number of measures have been put in place at all polling stations.
- The polling stations are accessible to people with walkers, mobility scooters, or standard-sized wheelchairs.
- Each polling station has one voting booth with a low writing desk for voters in wheelchairs.
- Polling station staff (polling station officials) are available to provide assistance and guidance.
- A magnifying glass and an enlarged list of candidates are available.
Extra accessible polling station in the town hall
The extra accessible polling station is located at the town hall in Burgum. It has all the same facilities as a normal polling station. In addition, there are other facilities:
- A voting machine with a voting box/sound box;
- extra spacious design so that you can easily access it with a wheelchair or mobility scooter;
- disabled parking spaces;
- a disabled toilet.
How a voting machine with a voting box/sound box works
The voting template is a special plate with holes that is placed over the ballot paper by a polling station official. The voting box/soundbox with headphones tells you which parties and candidates are on the list and which number corresponds to them. The template shows the parties with tactile numbers and in Braille. You can find the right candidate by counting the holes and then color in the hole with a pencil. Watchan accessible videoonthis pagefor more information.