Voting Assistance

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Page last updated 11/1/06

Under federal law, voters with disabilities can receive help casting their ballot. The Voting Rights Act gives voters with disabilities this right. Here’s a little more about the law:

• It applies to individuals who are blind or have another disability, or are unable to read or write.

• Voters with disabilities have the right to assistance from a person they choose.

• The only persons who the voter may not choose to help them is the voter's employer or an agent of the voter's union.

If a voter with a disability does not bring a person with them to vote, they can ask an election worker to help them vote as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 28 C.F.R. § 35.130(b)(7)

Voters can also ask election workers for help with instructions, explaining the voting process or other reasonable accommodations that they may need.

Providing Help to Voters with Disabilities: What You Should Know [PDF / HTML]

 
In this section:  

• Help America Vote Act (HAVA)
• Other Voting Laws
• Protection & Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Materials
• General Disability Voting Resources
• Disability Election Day Resources
• Election Reform

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