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REO clarifies rumours about design of ballot papers (with photos)
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     The Registration and Electoral Office today (November 18) made the following statement to clarify online rumours about the design of ballot papers:

     November 24 (Sunday) is the polling day of the District Council Ordinary Election. For every ballot paper issued on the polling day, there is an angled cut at the upper left corner on its front. This is to facilitate electors with visual impairments to insert their ballot papers into braille ballot paper templates correctly so that they can mark the ballot papers by themselves. The angled cut is not formed by polling staff deliberately to spoil the ballot paper, as online rumours have falsely claimed.
 
Ends/Monday, November 18, 2019
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The Registration and Electoral Office today (November 18) made a statement to clarify online rumours about the design of ballot papers. Picture shows a braille ballot paper template and the front of a mock ballot paper. There is an angled cut at the upper left corner on the front of the ballot paper (marked in blue). This is to facilitate electors with visual impairment to insert their ballot papers into braille ballot paper templates correctly, so that they can mark the ballot papers by themselves.
The Registration and Electoral Office today (November 18) made a statement to clarify online rumours about the design of ballot papers. Picture shows a braille ballot paper template and the front of a mock ballot paper. The circle next to the chosen candidate's name on the mock ballot paper is parallel to the holes on the braille ballot paper template.
The Registration and Electoral Office today (November 18) made a statement to clarify online rumours about the design of ballot papers. Picture shows a braille ballot paper template with a mock ballot paper inserted. Electors with visual impairments can mark the ballot papers inserted through the holes on the braille ballot paper template.