Election Day Implementation Planning in the pre-electoral phase sets the stage for an accessible and inclusive Election Day. The following areas affect the election, but should be developed well in advance of polling: •• Election law •• Policies on priority voting and voter eligibility •• Polling center selection •• Tactile ballot guide design •• Procurement and distribution of accessible electoral materials such as booths accessible to wheelchair users or magnifying glasses •• EMB, poll worker and security service training •• Observation accreditation and checklists A man prepares to vote in the South Sudan referendum. Centralized technical assistance should be available to poll workers on the day of the election so they can ask for help on issues that may come up. The EMB should also provide a phone number that persons with disabilities or others may call/text to report inaccessible polling places, mistreatment by poll workers or other issues. Results Transmission Because of inaccessible media, voters with disabilities are sometimes the last to know the results of the election. To counter this trend, the Kenya National Association of the Deaf partnered with the national televised news channel to provide live sign language interpretation to announce the results of the 2013 election.47 This was the first time deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing Kenyans received election result information simultaneously. Election Dispute Resolution The right of redress for election complaints and disputes is one of the seven core international standards of effective complaint adjudication systems.48 Persons with disabilities are often left out of the complaints adjudication process. Voters with disabilities should be able to file a claim contesting the result of the election, as well as file a complaint regarding their treatment on Election Day. EMBs should conduct voter 47 “Uhuru Kenyatta is Announced 4th President.” YouTube. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdMd1rbbbSQ>. 48 Vickery, Chad, ed. Guidelines for Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Disputes in Elections (GUARDE). International Foundation for Electoral Systems. 2011. <http://www.IFES.org/~/media/Files/Publications/ Books/2011/GUARDE_final_publication.pdf>. 56 International Foundation for Electoral Systems and National Democratic Institute