Comelec sets CL poll places

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga —  The Commission on Elections in Central Luzon has set special polling places for persons with disabilities for the 2013 mid-term elections.

Under Resolution No. 9485, issued on June 29, Comelec has ordered the establishment of accessible polling places in selected voting centers to ensure PWDs’ convenience.

The resolution said that polling booths for PWDs should be located at the ground floor of the voting center and should be spacious enough to accommodate more than 10 PWDs at a given time.

Wheelchair-bound voters and those with assistive devices will also be assisted, it said.

It said that it will ensure that polling places will be free of any physical barriers and shall provide the necessary mobility, communications, visual, and other forms of assistance for PWDs.