Question follow-through · 21195

Voting Methods: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to Returning Officers to cover the costs of accessible voting devices that excee

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Jan 2025
Answer
9 Jan 2025 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to Returning Officers to cover the costs of accessible voting devices that excee

  2. 6 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Elections Act 2022 requires Returning Officers to consider and provide support for electors with all forms of disability, including varying degrees of sight loss. The Tactile Voting Device, introduced in 2001, has proven effective for some voters with...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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