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<p>Ahead of any election, the Commission provides resources for Returning Officers
including training material, to ensure anyone who is eligible to vote is able to do
so with confidence. It is the responsibility of Returning Officers to deliver training
to polling station staff.</p><p>The Commission’s Polling Station Handbook contains
specific guidance for polling station staff on what support any person with a learning
disability can request in order to be able to cast their vote.</p><p>The Commission’s
recent ‘Elections for Everyone’ report – which looks specifically at issues of access
to elections for those with disabilities – contains a number of recommendations to
ensure there are no barriers to any person with a learning disability being able to
cast their vote.</p>
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