Voter assistance

Voter assistance

If a voter's ability to mark their ballot is significantly impaired, they may be assisted by an assistant. The assistant may be either an election official or a person chosen by the voter.

During election day voting, special election assistants will be available at polling stations. In addition, voters may also use an election board member for assistance, provided that this does not delay the election process.

Voters are assisted by election officials in advance voting and by members of the election committee in institutional voting.

However, a voter always has the right to use a person of their own choosing, for example a close relative, as an assistant. A candidate or their spouse, child, sibling or parent cannot be an election assistant or an assistant chosen by the voter.

The assistant is obliged to conscientiously fill in what the voter indicates and to keep the information obtained during the voting process confidential. The assistant may not, under any circumstances, recommend to the voter which candidate he or she should vote for.