Presentation voting aid
[05-02-10]
In Wolfheze on Friday the 5th of February the first voting aid for blind people is presented. With this device they can their vote on their own in elections for City Council on March the 3rd.
The Ministry of the Interior gave in consultation with Visiris the mandate to Indes. The design of the universal voting aid was tested with multiple prototypes for comprehensiveness and applicability.
The voting aid consists of two plates which are placed between the standard ballot. The top plate has holes exactly aligned with the voting boxes. By first counting the columns and then the holes within that list, the desired candidate can be found. With the red pencil is inserted in the hole of the voting aid.
Before the voting a telephone call can be made, so voters know where the candidate of his choice is positioned.