Figure 33: Reasons for difficulties accommodating exceptional cases

This horizontal bar chart shows the percentage of reasons respondents offered to explain why they had difficulties accommodating exceptional cases. The breakdown is as follows:

• Not well prepared/trained: 40 percent
• Electors didn't understand or were reluctant: 25 percent
• Too complex: 22 percent
• Staff level did not match volume of electors*: 16 percent
• Too difficult to use the forms: 14 percent
• Too many forms: 13 percent
• Lack or missing tools or forms: 4 percent
• Language barrier/languages other than French or English*: 1 percent
• Difficulty accommodating seniors/electors with disabilities*: 1 percent
• Location was not adequate/room was too small*: less than 0.5 percent
• Other: 9 percent

*Response category created based on respondent feedback.