Indicator 2.4

Explanatory notes on data sources and collection methods (as reported by governments)

Bhutan (data refer to seven polling stations in Thimphu Thormde); Georgia (administrative records of the Central Election Commission); India (administrative records of the Election Commission); Indonesia (data were not available; estimate was made based on the government assumption that one in eight polling stations at regent and city levels is accessible); Kyrgyzstan (data refer to polling stations in four districts of the capital: Leninsky, Oktyabsky, Pervomaysky and Sverdlovsky; source and method unspecified); Macao, China (data based on site visits of selected polling stations in 2013; Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legislative Assembly Election); Micronesia, Federated States of (FSM Election Office; based on accessibility audits with focus on mobility); Mongolia (data refer to polling stations in nine districts of the capital; source and method unspecified); Nauru (data refer to eight districts; based on Electoral Act 2016, Section 77 on Assisted Voting and Section 79 on method of voting for mobile polling stations); New Caledonia (accessibility covers physical dimension only; source and method unspecified); Republic of Korea (administrative records of the National Election Commission for the 20th general election in 2016; polling stations with well-equipped convenience facilities are regarded as accessible); Russian Federation (administrative records of the Central Committee on Elections); Samoa (Office of Electoral Commission; a total of 360 polling booths were conveniently allocated throughout the islands of Samoa for the 2016 general election; all polling booths were open to voters with disabilities, with two extra booths in Savaii and in Upolu specifically allocated for them); Singapore (based on accessibility checks conducted by election officials before polling days; other measures to facilitate older voters and voters with disabilities at polling stations are in place); Thailand (based on accessibility audits implemented by the Office of the Election Commission according to the Act of Election); Turkey (accessibility audits were carried out on 26 of 1,196 polling stations in the capital in accordance with the Regulation on Accessibility Monitoring and Auditing, 2014–2015, by Ankara Provincial Directorate of Ministry of Family and Social Policy and found that none was accessible); Vanuatu (based on audits implemented in accordance of National Building Code).