Disability Voting Resources

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Page last updated 12/7/07

Poll Worker Training Video

Montana's "Hidden in Plain Sight" Disability Awareness Video©

Disability Voting Overview

• Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities [PDF]
• Voting Barriers for Citizens with Mental Disabilities [PDF]

Laws and Legal Resources

• State Laws Affecting the Voting Rights of People with Mental Disabilities (PDF)
• Disability Related Voting Legislation
• Analyzing a Challenge Based on Lack of Mental Competence to Vote (PDF)
• Federal Laws Can Overcome Barriers to the Ballot
• The Right To Vote of Persons Under Guardianship -Limited or Otherwise (PDF)

Voter Resources

• Election Day Resources for Voters with Disabilities
• Voter Bill of Rights for Voters with Mental Disabilities PDF / HTML
• Bill of Rights for All Voters (State Specific)
• Impact : Feature Issue on Political Activism and Voter Participation by Persons with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities PDF / HTML
• California Easy Voter Guide

• Oregon Easy to Read Voting Guide

Polling Place Access

• Department of Justice ADA Checklist for Polling Places PDF / HTML
• Polling Place Accessibility Guide
• Voters with Disabilities: Access to Polling Places and Alternative Voting Methods , GAO Report, October 2001 (PDF)

Studies and Statistics

• State Census Disability Numbers and Voting Turn Out
• Voter Turnout, Voting Difficulties And Disability In The 2000 Elections  

Campaigns and Initiatives

• Voting Victory: Veterans’ Affairs Opens Doors to Registration and Education Efforts
• United Cerebral Palsy's Don't Block My Vote Project
• Making Voting Accessible to All
   

Other Resources

• Native American Considerations in the Electoral Process (NACEP) Project

 
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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