Measures to be taken to facilitate voting of disabled in 2024 Presidential Election

CAIRO – 3 October 2023: Representatives of the National Election Authority (NEA) and the National Council for Persons with Disabilities met Tuesday to discuss facilitating the voting of disabled individuals in the 2024 Presidential Election scheduled for December.

The measures to be taken include making room for wheelchairs, and making available ballot papers written in the Braille language as well as posters communicating instructions in the sign language.

The voting will take place abroad on December 1-3, and domestically on December 10-12, while the result will be announced on December 18. The candidacy submission will open on October 5 and close on October 14 with four confirmed potential candidates until present, including incumbent President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.