Tactile Ballot

A physical overlay, sleeve, or template placed over a paper ballot that provides raised, cut-out, or braille markings aligned with ballot boxes so that blind and low-vision voters can locate candidate entries by touch and mark their choice independently. Tactile ballots have been used in the UK, Denmark, Australia, South Korea, and other jurisdictions. Their effectiveness is limited by declining braille literacy, the need for production aligned to each specific ballot layout, and frequent reliance on a companion or poll worker to read candidate names.