Voters who are blind from birth or early years may have limited pencil competence and low levels of experience particularly in using Arabic numerals (1-9 etc.).

Even voters who are making a cross ‘X’ may find the use of an appropriate stencil very reassuring. The stencil font is deployed within the marking well and is dimensionally compatible with the lead of the pencil.

Two stencil systems are available with MGR, a “X” font for FPTP and a suite of arabic numeral fonts for AV & STV. The stencil font is deployed within the marking well and sized to suit the lead of the graphite pencil.

The paddle has embossed markers for touch navigation: a cross (X) for FPTP and embossed posts for STV and AV. (1 for first choice, 2 for second and so on…)

The stencil paddle is to the left and extends outward to ring the doorbell.