Voting Resources for Older Americans and People with Disabilities

ACL Updates

 

October 26, 2016

Voting Resources for Older Americans and People with Disabilities

Election day, November 8, is right around the corner. Several federal laws protect the voting rights of older Americans and people with disabilities and require accessible polling places.

Here are some voting resources for older adults and people with disabilities :

State Protection and Advocacy Systems (P&As) are another valuable resource. The Voting Access Program, Help America Vote Act (HAVA) administered by ACL, provides funding to P&As to support efforts to ensuring full participation by people with disabilities in the electoral process, including registering to vote, casting a vote, and accessing polling places.

P&As are responsible for the following HAVA activities:

  • Full participation in the electoral process;
  • Education, training and assistance;
  • Advocacy and education around HAVA implementation efforts;
  • Training and education of election officials, poll workers, and election volunteers regarding the rights of voters with disabilities and best practices;
  • Assistance in filing complaints;
  • Assistance to state and other governmental entities regarding the physical accessibility of polling places; and
  • Obtaining training and technical assistance on voting issues.

Each P&A determines the best mix of HAVA services to provide based on the needs of their community. To find your state P&A for requesting assistance with voting, visit this website and select your state.

Finally, the Southeast ADA Center has compiled an up-to-date Resource List (PDF) with more information on accessible voting.

  BACK TO TOP
 

 

Get in touch

Location

ECIAAA
1003 Maple Hill Road
Bloomington, IL 61705-9327

Contact

Contact Us
Email: aginginfo@eciaaa.org
Phone: 309-829-2065
Fax: 309-829-6021

Seniors may call toll free:
Phone: 1-800-888-4456

Opening hours

Mon-Fri: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sat-Sun: CLOSED