Accessibility and canvassing near polling stations among issues highlighted with June elections
The Electoral Commission noted that one in five (21%) of 78 polling stations it visited had entrances not easily accessible for independent access by wheelchair users despite its view that wheelchair ramps should be available 'wherever needed'. File picture: Andy Gibson
Shortcomings in the way the local and European elections were held in June have been highlighted by Ireland’s elections watchdog, pinpointing failures around accessibility for people with disabilities and canvassing near polling stations.
The Electoral Commission, An Coimisiún Toghcháin, said that while improvements had been made since the referendums in March, “significant structural issues” were unlikely to have been remedied in such a short space of time.
