Those accompanying disabled
voters when casting votes
At 252 ballot boxes, it was observed that ballot box committee
members entered the polling booth together with disabled voters. It
is unlawful for ballot box committee members to enter the booth
with voters and it is also unlawful for the same person to assist more
than one voter.
Some testimonies; “At the Mersin Abdullah
Günaydın Primary School, the ballot box committee
chairperson is not allowing disabled persons to cast
their vote with the people accompanying them. At
ballot boxes No. 1001 and 1232, the ballot box
committee chairperson is entering the polling
booths. A blind voter was prevented from
entering the booth with a person of their own
choice; he could only cast his vote with the
intervention of the chairperson.”
Voters Discriminated Against When Casting Their Vote
The fact that polling stations are not accessible by the disabled and elderly voters, and the situation created
by the election materials not being prepared in a manner suitable for non-Turkish speakers amounts to
discrimination. At 375 ballot boxes where observations were made, discrimination was witnessed against
disabled voters and non-Turkish speakers. In addition discrimination based on gender identity (1), ethnicity
(1) and age was also observed.
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