Voters With Disabilities Access To Polling Places And Alternative Voting Methods

Federal law requires access to voting on Election Day for people with disabil. State political subdiv. must assure that polling places used in Fed. elections are accessible. Exceptions are allowed if no accessible place is avail., & the political subdiv. cannot make one temporarily accessible. In these cases, voters with disabil. must be reassigned to an accessible polling place or provided another means for voting. These requirements present a challenge to state & local election officials. This report: examines state & local provisions & practices for assuring voting accessibility; estimates the proportion of polling places with features that might facilitate or impede access; & identifies efforts & challenges to improving voting accessibility. Illustrated.Bovbjerg, Barbara D. is the author of 'Voters With Disabilities Access To Polling Places And Alternative Voting Methods', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756739942 and ISBN 0756739942.