Voting accessibility

These measures address a variety of needs, including:

• Reduced mobility or motor skills
• Hearing or visual impairment
• Inability to move about for health reasons
• Reading difficulties
• Lack of permanent domicile
• Intellectual disability

We invite individuals and organizations working with electors who have special needs to contact us for documents or information on voting accessibility. The simplified guide to the provincial election (PDF) can also help these electors understand how to vote.

Need help voting?

Polling station staff can help you if you have specific needs. You can:

• Receive assistance with marking your ballot paper from a person accompanying you or from an election officer if you wish;
• Obtain explanations from the deputy returning officer, then vote independently using a template;
• Request an accessibility kit (PDF – in French), which contains:
  • a lighted magnifying glass
  • a clipboard
  • pencils with an adapted grip
  • a Braille voting template with indications to guide you
  • candidate signs in large print
  • a communication tool for people who are deaf or hearing impaired

Universal accessibility committee

Élections Québec formed a universal accessibility committee in 2018. It completed its work in 2025. It advised the institution on its accessibility measures and had a say in Élections Québec’s processes, services, communications and environments. It also helped find solutions to make voting more accessible to the entire electorate. The committee was made up of Québec electors with personal or professional expertise on issues related to accessibility for persons with disabilities, immigrants, young people, seniors and all those who encounter obstacles when exercising their right to vote.