March ballots: some 1,200 physically and mentally disabled will vote for the first time
Sébastien Martone (left) discussing the latest vote documents with his mother Marylou and brother Sam Eva Hirschi
On March 7, people with severe mental or physical disabilities living in canton Geneva will be able to vote. This is a milestone for Switzerland. But the process isn’t easy for everyone involved.
This content was published on March 6, 2021 - 09:00
March 6, 2021 - 09:00
Eva Hirschi
Sébastien Martone still can’t make much sense of the voting card, ballot papers, and information booklets lying in front of him on the living room table in the Geneva neighbourhood of Chêne-Bougeries. Voting is still an abstract concept for this 25-year-old autistic man. On Saturday he will be casting his first-ever vote.
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