E. Jakarta KPU Prepares 4.144 Voting Booths for Disabled
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
East Jakarta General Election Commission (KPU) prepares 4,144 voting booths for Gubernatorial Election in Jakarta. The vooting booths are prepared for disabled people to vote.
There are 4,144 TPS in East Jakarta
East Jakarta KPU Chairman, Tedy Kurnia said the preparation of voting booths for disabled people is important since they also have right to vote.
"Voting booths for disabled are wider and completed with lower desk," he said, Tuesday (11/26).
Entering Quiet Week of Pilkada, Campaign Props in East Jakarta RemovedTedy added that each polling station (TPS) has four voting booths. One voting booth is preparedfor disabled.
"There are 4,144 TPS in East Jakarta. All of them have one voting booth for disabled people," he added.
He continued that in addition to preparing special booths, his side also provided a policy for disabled people to bring one companion when entering the voting booth.
"The companion must fill a C form prepared in each TPS," he continued.
Family or colleague can be companion for disabled people. KPPS officer will accompany disabled people if there is no companion.
