At election time, how can municipalities with limited resources ensure that persons with disabilities are able to vote?
Many municipalities have already put measures in place to satisfy previous requirements under the Municipal Elections Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. The provisions under the ODA affecting municipal elections put a greater obligation on the clerk of a municipality to ensure that voting facilities are located in a place that is accessible to persons whose mobility is impaired by a disability or some other cause. They also put a greater obligation on the deputy returning officer to assist an elector whose mobility is impaired by disability or some other cause to vote anywhere within the area designated as a voting place. These provisions build on practices that municipalities have already been undertaking to ensure that residents in their communities are able to participate fully in the democratic process. For more information on the requirements of the Municipal Elections Act, please contact the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. In addition, a number of examples of accom
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