BLIND VOTERS BILL No. 613

An Act respecting Certain Voters’ Full Participation in Democratic Elections (Assented to ) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

Short title The Blind Voters Act.

Interpretation The

definitions in The Election Act, 1996 apply to this Act. Accommodation Notwithstanding clause 77(4)(

c) of The Election Act, 1996 , for further clarity, blind voters shall be accommodated so that each voter is able to vote by secret ballot independently and that the individual is able to independently verify his or her mark without assistance from a friend or an election official. Coming into force The Act comes into force on June 1, 2010. BLIND VOTERS Printed by the authority of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 2010