Agreement in PrincipleAgreement in Principle • March 26th, 2010
This Government has already pioneered changes to improve access to the franchise for electors with a disability. Amendments to the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act introduced by the Government last year extended the right to apply for a postal vote and pre-poll vote to persons with a disability. Persons with a disability are also eligible to become registered as general postal voters as a result of the Government's electoral reforms. Still more can be done to increase the opportunities available to vision-impaired and disabled electors for electoral participation.