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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-08-29, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1990. Voting assistance available for disabled persons To provide support for physically disabled, visually impaired, and elderly voters who might not otherwise be able to cast their ballots, there are special provisions in voting procedures for Ontario’s 35th provincial general election. Qualified electors who are un­ able to attend a polling place due to disabilities have options other than voting on election day. They may either cast a ballot at an advance poll, or vote by proxy. Designated advance polls, which The world view from Mabel's Continued from page 4 even though he’s glad to see anything that makes Premier Peterson look bad, he has to wonder about ail these public service groups coming out against government cutbacks. “They’re always talking about how patients are suffering because the hospitals don’t get enough money or stu­ dents are suffering because the schools don’t get enough money. 1 guess we can expect these guys to be so concerned they won’t take a provide level access or ramps to accommodate disabled or elderly electors, are scheduled for August 30, September 1 and September 3. Electors who for medical reasons are physically incapable of attend­ ing a polling place may vote by proxy. This permits such an elector to authorize another elector resid­ ing in the same electoral district to vote on his or her behalf. An elector may not act as a proxy voter for more than two electors. pay increase next year so there’ll be more money for the patients and the kids?” THURSDAY: Hank says while David Peterson’s dropping of the provincial sales tax by one percent may be a cynical way to buy votes, he’ll take it. “I don’t say I’ll vote for him, but I’ll take it.” It’s marvellous what a drop in the polls will do for a government, Julia was saying. “What we need to do now is find another way to scare him so we can get another tax Proxy application forms may be obtained from any Elections Ontario office. They must be certified by the Returning Officer in the electoral district where the elector resides. The application form will be exchanged for a certificate to vote which the proxy voter must present at the polling place in order to receive a ballot and vote. Visually impaired electors may have a friend or one of the poll officials read the candidates’ Grill hike. Too bad the campaign wasn’t longer or we might get rid of the tax altogether.” FRIDAY: Ward says he’s looking forward to going up to Goderich to watch the Lancaster bomber and the other old war planes up there. Tim says not to count too much on it. “After all, since we’re sending 40-year-old ships to fight Iraq the government might decide to expropriate the Lancaster and send it over too. After all it must be the only bomber we’ve got left.” names in the order they appear on the ballot. To enable these electors to align their ballots face up, a small notch has been cut into the edge of the upper right-hand corner of the ballot. Ontario election ballots are printed with the candidates’ names appearing alphabetically down the left side with a circle to the right of each name of the elector to indicate >his or her choice. A notch has also been cut out beside each white circle. 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