People First Merseyside and Sefton Council event to help make voting more accessible 15th March at Bootle Town Hall
This event aims is to reach as many people as possible to make the voting process more accessible. We will have advisers to help us register to vote, a full polling station to help us understand what to do at the polling station.
There should be no barriers to voting for people with a disability and Sefton Council have been working with staff so they can make the experience a good one.
Everyone should have the right to vote on their own and in private. Some people told us they feel excluded from elections.
We want voting to be a good experience for everyone.
But voting can be a difficult and scary experience if:
- You don’t know how to complete the ballot paper.
- You don’t know what support is available if you need it.
- You don’t know what ID can be used.
People with disabilities face different types of barriers when they want to register to vote and cast their vote. Some people do not have the confidence to register or cast their vote. Other people have obstacles to overcome so that they can cast their vote. The session will help to address these issues to make voting a positive experience.
Please let us know if you can come on the 15th and we can share a little more information about the day.