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Important Information for blind or vision impaired voters 

Voters who are blind or vision impaired can listen to an audio recording listing the candidates standing for election in the Constituency of Mayo for the forthcoming Dáil Election. This audio recording will assist a voter intending to use the Ballot Paper Template(BPT) in the polling station. 

Please dial the following number to hear a list of candidates in English or Irish: 1800 805 821

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A BPT is a transparent plastic device that is placed on top of a ballot paper and which has a number of tactile features to facilitate the independent marking of a ballot paper by a voter who is blind or vision impaired. The template consists of raised numbering and corresponding braille to assist the voter in identifying the openings on the template that correspond to the voter preference boxes for the candidates on the ballot paper which lies beneath.

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