All voters have the right to cast a ballot. If you need assistance you have options.

Accessible Absentee Voting Options:

Absentee voting starts 55 days before the election. Each county has at least one handicap accessible voting machine to assist voters with disabilities with absentee voting. Or, if you meet the criteria to receive an absentee ballot by mail you may vote from home. If you are permanently disabled you may vote absentee on an on-going basis. You must apply to receive an absentee ballot for all county, state and federal elections, and have the application signed and notarized by your primary physician. There is a separate application for municipal elections. The application is good for all elections during the calendar year, or if the cycle spans multiple years the application is good for the entire election cycle. You must apply for an absentee ballot annually if you wish to receive a ballot. 

Accessible In-Person Voting Options:

Handicap-accessible voting machines are at every polling site in Alabama and are available whenever polls are open. If you are disabled or over the age of 70 you may move to the front of the line at the polling place, just ask a poll worker to move you.

You may request assistance at the polling place from anyone except your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union. If you need help you may ask a poll worker to assist you.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People with Disabilities resource.

In addition to bilingual assistance in many polling places, the division of elections has a TTY communication device for the hearing impaired, magnifying ballot viewers at the polling places and audio recordings of the general election official election pamphlet for the visually impaired, and handicapped accessible polling places.

You may bring someone to help you at the polls. The person you bring may go into the booth with you and assist you with voting. This includes election officials, friends, family members, bystanders, campaign workers and anyone else who is not your employer, an agent of your employer, or officer or agent of your union.

If you had planned on going to your polling place on Election Day, but become ill or are home-bound, you can vote by having a personal representative bring you a ballot. If this is inconvenient, you can apply up to 10 days before an election for an absentee ballot to be mailed to you. If your specific type of special services needed are not covered here, please contact an elections office for assistance.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

You have several accessible voting options.

Accessible Polling Places:

All polling locations will provide handicap parking and be able to accommodate people in wheelchairs, as well as people with visual or hearing impairments. If you need modifications to your polling location please contact your county recorder.

Accessible Voting Systems:

All polling locations/voting centers must have an accessible voting device available for use. Each polling location will also have magnifying instruments, large print versions of pamphlets and trained poll workers ready to assist if needed.

Curbside Voting:

If you are unable to enter the polling location you may ask that a ballot be brought to you by a poll worker.

Permanent Early Voting:

If you have a permanent physical disability, you may request to be placed on the Permanent Early Voter List. This will ensure you are mailed a ballot for each election in your area that you can vote from home. You can register for the permanent early voter list online or through the mail.

Assistance Completing Election Materials:

If you are unable to sign or fully complete the election materials (such as a voter registration form, early ballot, etc.) you may be assisted by someone who is willing to help. This includes getting assistance at the polling place by poll workers from two different parties, or from someone who you choose to help you.

HAVA Hotline:

The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) can help people who have questions about voting with disabilities. The Arizona Center for Disability Law runs a hotline to help answer questions. You can call them at 602-274-6287 or 1-800-927-2260 anytime from 7am-7pm on Election Day.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

If you are at the polling site and find that you are unable to stand in line for extended period of time due to physical, sensory or other disabilities, you can inform an election official and they will put you at the head of the line of any voters.

If you are unable to mark your ballot, you may be assisted by two election officials or by any person selected by you, who will mark the ballot in accordance with your voting wishes.

If you are unable to read the ballot, the election official have the entire ballot read to you, unless you instruct otherwise. The election official shall then assist you without comment or interpretation in marking the ballot. If you designate a person to assist, the election official shall allow that person to assist you, and the person designated shall read the entire ballot to you, unless you instruct otherwise, and then assist you without comment or interpretation in marking the ballot.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

There are many ways voters with disabilities can cast their ballot.

Vote-by-mail

All voters can cast their ballot from home. For more information on voting by mail, click here.

Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail

This allows voters to mark their selections on their ballot by using their own compatible technology to vote independently from their own home. For more information on how to use this option, click here.

Curbside Voting

This allows you to park as close as possible to the voting area. Election officials will bring you any voting materials you need to cast your ballot, either on the curb or in your car. Be sure to check if curbside voting is available at your polling or vote center by contacting you county elections office.

Accessible Voting Machines

Contact your county elections office for details around accessible voting machines in your area.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

All voters can receive their ballot through the mail as long as they are registered to vote before 8 days before the election. Some voters with a disability may request to access their ballot and vote electronically. For more information about receiving and voting your ballot please contact the Secretary of State.

Under HAVA, each polling place must contain a voting system that is accessible for individuals with disabilities, including for visually impaired voters, in a manner that provides the same opportunity for accessibility and participation (including privacy and independence) as for other voters.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

All polling places must be accessible. If you require assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to write or to read the ballot, assistance may be given by a person of your choice. This person may accompany you into the voting booth. This can be a person of your choosing but cannot be:

• Your employer
• An agent of such employer
• An officer or agent of your union
• A candidate whose name appears on the ballot, unless they are a member of your immediate family

A disabled person may, at any time, request a paper ballot for electors with disabilities.

Voters who have difficulty standing may ask to move to the front of the line or ask poll workers to direct them to a chair.

You may also request a ballot be brought to you outside the polling location. You must show proper ID and must mark the ballot in front of officials, but not in a way that will violate your privacy.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

All people qualified to vote must be given the opportunity to do so. Therefore, there will be accessible polling places, accessible voting machines, the opportunity for voting by absentee ballot and assistance at any point as a means of accommodation.

If you need help at the polls, election officers are ready to assist. You may also bring someone with you to help in the voting process.

If you are deaf or hard of hearing, all election materials, announcements and forms are available at your state's election website. You may also use the state's free TDD relay service to obtain election and voting information. Simply dial 711 and give the operator the toll free help line number for the county from which you are calling: New Castle County 800-577-000, Kent County 800-464-4357, Sussex County 800-464-4357, Outside Delaware 800-273-9500.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Accessible Remote Ballot (ARB) Marking System

The Accessible Remote Ballot (ARB) Marking System is an electronic ballot marking system that allows voters with disabilities to vote privately and independently. ARB is HAVA and ADA compliant and compatible with various assistive devices, including all primary screen readers, tactile switches, closed captioning, and audio-enabled systems. 

How to request and access the ARB Marking System:

1. Complete the ARB Marking System Request Form and email it to the ADA Coordinator at ogc@dcboe.org.

2. The ADA Coordinator will process your ARB request and email you a link to log into the ARB online portal.

3. Click the link, log into the secure online portal with your name and birth date, and then complete the ballot. If needed, use your assistive device/technology to read and mark your ballot with your choices.

4. Follow all included instructions, print your voted ballot, and return it to the Board by mail or at any Mail Ballot Drop Box or Vote Center location. PLEASE NOTE: Voted ballots cannot be returned via email.​

Curbside Voting

To vote curbside, a poll worker must be told that you need curbside assistance. When a poll worker is notified that you wish to vote curbside, one of the election officials will bring a ballot to you and provide assistance as needed. It is suggested that you call ahead to let the election officials at the polling site know that you wish to vote curbside. Call 202-727-2525 to obtain the polling place telephone number where you will be voting. Persons with a TDD or TTY device may call 202-639-8916.

Transfer your Ballot 

You may also request to transfer your ballot to another polling location if you believe your assigned polling place is not accessible for your disability. You must contact the SCBOE office at least 7 days before the election to make this transfer.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Each registered voter has a right to ask for and receive assistance in voting. If you are a voter with a disability, you may vote-by-mail if you have a sickness or physical condition that prevents you from voting in person without needing personal assistance or injuring your health. 

WHAT IF I NEED A HELPER TO VOTE IN-PERSON?

You can still choose to receive help at a polling place. You do not have to reveal the nature or extent of your disability. You may choose anyone as an assistant except your employer, an officer of your union, or an agent of either.  You can alternatively get the help of two members of the Supervisor of Elections staff. Unless you noted on your voter registration application that you might need help at the polls, you will have to fill out a form affirming you need help at the polls. The clerk can help you fill out the form. In addition, the person you choose to help you will have to fill out a form (unless that person is election staff) saying they will provide help. If you have any questions about receiving help in voting, please ask the clerk or inspector at the polling place.

WHAT IF I AM PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO MARK MY BALLOT?

If you are physically unable to mark your ballot or cannot read the ballot, you are eligible for assistance.

• You may choose anyone as an assistant except your employer, an officer of your union, or an agent of either. 
• The assistant must take an oath of assistance administered by an election official. 
• The assistant may read the ballot to you and mark your ballot
• If you do not choose your own assistant, two election officials (of different political parties in the General Election) may assist you. 
• Poll watchers and inspectors can observe the assistance by election officials.

WHAT IF I NEED AN INTERPRETER?

When a voter requires language assistance at an early voting site or at a polling place, the following is available:

• A person of their own choosing may assist
• Two pollworkers of opposing political party may assist
• Bilingual pollworker may assist if available in the polling place
• A Spanish Instructions Notebook is available
• A toll-free language assistance hotline is available: 833-828-3224

WHAT IF I HAVE VISUAL DISABILITIES?

All Florida counties must provide one direct electronic voting machine (DRE) at each polling place for voters with visual disabilities so that they may cast their ballot without assistance. These machines are equipped with headphones and a keypad.

WHAT OTHER RESOURCES ARE THERE FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES?

If you have any issue with voting or registering to vote due to a disability, please contact the Disability Rights Florida Voting Hotline: 877-352-7337.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

You may receive assistance at the polls if you are unable to read the English language or if you have a physical disability that renders you unable to see or mark the ballot, operate the voting equipment, or enter the voting booth. In order to receive assistance, everyone, except those that are blind, must take an oath stating the reason they need assistance.

The person providing assistance to you must sign on the oath. When there is a federal candidate on the ballot, you can select anyone you want to assist you in voting, except for your employer, an agent of that employer, or an officer or agent of your union. When there is no federal candidate on the ballot, you can select any other resident of the precinct or a parent, sibling, spouse or child (provided they are not a candidate on the ballot or a relative of a candidate on the ballot) to assist you inside the voting booth. No person may assist more than ten voters in a primary, election, or runoff.

Note: Between the hours of 9:30 am and 4:30 pm on the day of an election, voters who are 75 years of age or older or who are physically disabled may, upon request to a poll officer, vote immediately without waiting in line.

Adaptive Voting Machines are available that voters can use to navigate through the ballot and make their selections— a hand-held controller called the Audio Tactile Interface (ATI), sip and puff device, or paddle device.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource or your state's resource.

If you are a long stay patient at a care home or a patient unexpectedly admitted to a hospital, you are still eligible to vote. To ensure the security and integrity of election related activities at care facilities, staff members are discouraged from participating directly with a voter in the process of registering and/or voting absentee. Staff may assist only upon receiving specific authorization from the resident (voter). When asked by a voter to give assistance, care facility staff must remain nonpartisan and have at least two people NOT of the same political party present. This will help eliminate the appearance of any election irregularities while assisting a voter. In addition, staff should:

• Always be mindful of the voting rights of patients as well as their family members
• Refrain from explicit or implicit discriminatory or coercive voter registration practices, as both are prohibited
• Not collect completed voter registration forms unless specific authorization is provided by the clerk or chief election officer
• Mail requests for an absentee ballot directly to the local clerk
• Not copy, duplicate or otherwise make use of any information provided on registration forms. Information provided by the voter on the affidavit for registration is confidential
• If acting as an intermediary to pick up an absentee ballot, obtain a letter of authorization from the registered voter and submit it to the clerk
• Ensure that no one asks a voter to see or look at the contents of a voted ballot or choice of party
• Ensure that no one marks a voter's ballot or directs a voter without authorization
• Not attempt to vote in the name of the patient without specific authorization, as it is illegal

If you require assistance to vote by reason of physical, visual, hearing impairment or inability to read or write, you may be given assistance by a person of the your choice, except for your employer, an agent of your employer, or officer or agent of your union.

Accessible Ballot Marking Device

Voters can now use Verity Touch Writer to mark, print and cast their ballots at Voter Service Centers. The printed ballot is the same as the one used by all voters whether at the voter service center or by mail. Click here to view a video of the Verity Touch Writer.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

You may receive assistance to vote from any person of your choice. You may also ask for assistance from a poll worker.

Curbside assistance and home voting is available in special circumstances. Please make arrangements with your county clerk's office in advance.

Each polling place in the state will be equipped with a ballot marking device to assist voters who have difficulty reading or marking a ballot vote privately and independently. The ballot marking device is intended to assist the visually impaired, voters with disabilities and the elderly.

Visually impaired voters can use headphones to listen to an audio ballot and make their selections using a Braille keypad. The ballot marking device has a touch screen with a zoom feature to enlarge the ballot print and a contrast feature to make the ballot easier to read for some voters. The ballot marking device only marks a ballot. No votes are stored in the machine. Votes are counted by the election board of your county. You can review and change your selections before the device marks a paper ballot. If you are using the ballot marking device, you may request a new ballot from a poll worker if you make a mistake. Additional instructions will be available at the polls and poll workers are trained to help if you request their assistance.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

The Help America Vote Act requires that election authorities have voting equipment for voters with disabilities to vote privately and independently, and Illinois is no exception. Additionally, there are options for a seated voting booth, voting assistance from a friend, relative, or two election judges (one from each party), voting by mail, and curbside voting.

Language assistance is also available where required under amendments to the Federal Voting Act of 1992.

For more information on the provisions available for disabled voters, please contact your local election authority.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

The polling place for each precinct must meet accessibility standards under federal law.

The polling place must have facilities accessible to elderly voters and voters with disabilities so that these voters have the same opportunity for access, participation, privacy, and independence available to all voters. This includes:

• Parking spaces marked and available for voters with disabilities with blue signage
• An accessible path to the facility that an individual travels to reach the polls
• Accessible entrances to the facility
• The paths of travel within the facility to the space where the voting systems are located
• The space in the facility where the voting systems are located

If you believe that the polling place for your precinct does not comply with accessibility requirements, contact your county election board as soon as possible to inform them about this problem. It may be possible for the board to make temporary or permanent changes to the polling place to make it more accessible for all voters.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

If you need help marking your ballot because of a disability or because you can't read English, any person you choose may help you, except your employer, your employer's agent or an officer or agent of your union. If you want help from the precinct workers, one person from each political party will help you. You will need to sign a form indicating that you asked for help. All voting instructions at the polls are printed in large type.

If you cannot get into the polling place because of a disability, two precinct workers will bring a ballot to your vehicle. They may also help you mark the ballot, but only if you request assistance. You do not have to tell anyone ahead of time that you will need to vote in your car. However, you may want to call ahead or bring someone with you to tell the precinct workers that you need to vote in your car.

Each polling place has a Voter Assist Terminal. Voters here can use features such as touch screens, audio assistance or a sip and puff element to select their candidates.

If you have questions or concerns about voting accessibility, please contact your county auditor's office or your Secretary of State's office. A voter guide is also available on audio cassette from the Library for the Blind. To request one you can call 515-281-1333 or 1-800-362-2587. Each precinct also provides a braille version of voter instructions and voter rights.

For more information, you can utilize the Association of People With Disabilities resource.

Voters have the right to vote in an accessible voting place and request assistance if needed. Each polling place is required to have an electronic voting machine equipped to allow disabled voters, including visually impaired voters, to vote in secret.

For more information, you can utilize the Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Kentucky is required to have a voting machine in each polling place that allows anyone with a disability to cast a ballot free of outside assistance. Nevertheless, if you need assistance due to physical disability, blindness or an inability to read English, you may request voting assistance at the polls on Election Day. Physical disability and blindness are the only two reasons you may apply to the county board of elections for permanent voting assistance. You may receive assistance from someone of your choice or the two election officers at the polls. You may not be assisted by your employer, the employer's agent, a union officer or agent of your union.

Note: VOTERS WHO DO NOT READ ENGLISH HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING AN INTERPRETER WITH THEM TO THE POLLING PLACE

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Voters who are physically unable to vote in person at the polls on Election Day and unable to vote in person at the registrar's office may be eligible for the special program for physically handicapped voters. Call your parish registrar of voters office and ask for more details to see if you are eligible. Disabled voters may go to the front of the line at their polling place.

Proof of disability is required to be filed with the Registrar of Voters either in person or through the mail. Proof of disability include:

• A complete physicians form
• Copy of a current mobility impaired ID card issued by the office of motor vehicles
• Copy of current documentation showing eligibility for disability benefits from a government agency

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

If you are visually impaired, physically disabled, or are unable to read or write, you can be assisted. Accessible voting systems help voters who may have difficulty voting to cast their ballots over the phone. Please ask for more details about this process at your polling location.

Language Access 

Ballots are only available in English. If you or someone you know needs the help of an interpreter to vote, contact the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition. You have the right to bring someone with you when you vote, unless they are your employer or union boss. Voting information is also available from the League of Women Voters of Maine in a variety of languages.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Maryland's voting system accommodates voters with disabilities by offering an audio ballot. Using headphones, the voter listens to the ballot and records the vote using a keypad. Both the headphones and keypad are provided. To assure the privacy of the voter, the voting unit's screen is blank while the audio ballot feature is being used.

A magnified ballot is provided for voters who have low vision.

An adjustable screen is available to accommodate voters who prefer or need to sit while voting.

To use one of the accessibility options, ask an election judge for a particular option. A voter will not be required to provide an explanation or fill out additional paperwork. Election judges will be available to answer questions and, if needed, provide assistance. If you need assistance voting, you may select someone to assist you in the voting process. Maryland law prohibits a voter's employer or agent of the employer or an officer or agent of the voter's union from serving as a voter's assistant. An election judge may assist you, but only in the presence of another election judge of a different political party.

For more information on provisions for voters with disabilities in Maryland, please see the State Board of Elections website. For more general information on voting rights and accessibility, please see the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

All polling locations and early voting sites in Massachusetts are required to be accessible. Voting locations must provide access on a permanent or temporary basis on Election Day and throughout early voting. Voting assistance and absentee voting offer options that persons with disabilities may use to vote, but they are not considered substitutes for actual accessibility to the voting location. Accessible voting provides the same opportunity for access and participation to persons with disabilities as for other voters. 

A voter can choose someone to assist in entering the polling location, checking in, entering the voting booth, preparing the ballot, exiting the booth, and checking out. 

Voting via mail or absentee ballot at home is another option. Contact your local election official at least five days before an election to arrange for an electronically accessible mail ballot. 

If you have a disability that prevents you from marking a paper ballot, please contact your local election official. 

Both federal law and state requirements mandate that voting systems be equipped for voters with disabilities allowing such voters to have the same opportunity to vote privately and independently. It is required that every precinct must have at least one accessible voting machine available. 

There is at least one accessible marking unit in every polling place and early voting location in Massachusetts. The AutoMARK Voter Assist Terminals are marking devices that use audio cue capacity for visually impaired voters. The AutoMark also has a feature that will greatly magnify the ballot or display the ballot high contrast for voters that have limited visual impairment. The AutoMark can also produce an oral report to the voter as the choices are selected prior to the voter printing the ballot. 

The Elections Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is committed to making voting as accessible for all voters. Please let us know how we can improve accessibility by calling us at 800-462-VOTE (8683) (toll free) or 617-727-2828. For deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired please contact us at TTY: 1-800-720-3480. You may also e-mail us at elections@sec.state.ma.us 

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Any action or physical barrier that prevents voters with disabilities from casting a ballot is unacceptable. To ensure that proper accessibility is maintained, federal and state laws require polling places to remove or make accommodations for any barriers that prevent voters with disabilities from voting.

Care should be taken to ensure that the polling place is accessible: doors should not be blocked, alternatives to stairs such as ramps or elevators should be available, and lighting and seating should be adequate. Furthermore, at least one voting station should be adapted to allow a person to vote while seated.

If you require assistance in casting a ballot, you may choose a person to help you provided that the person is not your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union.

If you or someone you know requires special access to the polls, it is important to call the clerk's office ahead of time to make sure your voting site is free of obstructions. Precincts must also offer curbside voting if the polling location is not accessible to voters with physical disabilities. For more information, contact your local clerk. Hearing impaired residents with questions may contact the Department of State's Bureau of Elections by TTY at (517) 322-1477.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

If you need help with voting, you can ask the election judges at the polling place for assistance in reading or marking the ballot. You may also bring someone to help you.

All polling places should be fully accessible with clearly marked accessible doors and parking spaces. If you cannot easily leave your car, you can ask for the ballot to be brought out to you. If you are unable to go to the polling place due to an illness or disability, you can vote by absentee ballot.

If you have limited vision, you may ask for voter registration and absentee ballot instructions in an alternative format. If you are hearing impaired, every county and most cities will have a TDD device for questions. Materials can be provided in braille, on audio tape, on CD or in large print. To order any brochures or to order a voter registration application and instructions on how to fill it out, contact the secretary of state's elections division at 651-215-1440 or toll free, at 1-877-600-8683. TTY: 1-800-627-3529.

If you need assistance completing the election materials, you may bring a family member, friend, neighbor or anyone you choose to help you vote. You may NOT bring your employer, your union, or a candidate for office to help you vote.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource or your state's resource.

If you are permanently disabled, you can register to be on the voter disabled list and will automatically be sent a ballot. To register as a disabled citizen, you must get a signed statement from your physician stating you are permanently disabled. The new voting machines provide accessible voting for many disabled. If necessary, you can choose a person to assist you with your voting.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

There are multiple options available for voters who require accessible methods to cast their votes. It is up to the voter to decide which method is best suited for them. Election officials cannot make this decision for you, and your ballot will remain anonymous no matter which method you choose.

Absentee voting by mail is an option available to Missouri voters who are unable to vote in person due to illness or disability. If you qualify, you can request an absentee ballot application that doesn’t require notarization. The deadline for submitting the application is 5 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday prior to the election.

If you have a permanent disability, you can request to be included in a list of voters who automatically receive an absentee ballot application before each election. You can contact your local election officials to learn more about this option.

Accessible voting machines are available to accommodate voters with different needs, including those with print disabilities. If you require an accessible voting machine, inform the election officials as soon as you arrive at the polling place to allow them time to set it up for you. The accessible voting machine offers multiple features to cater to different needs.

If you are blind, you can choose to have the ballot read out loud to you through a human-sounding voice using a set of headphones available at the polling station. If you prefer, you can bring your own headset.

If you have limited vision, you can elect to view the ballot in larger print without the need for a magnifier.

If you have a learning disability or an intellectual disability, accessible voting machines offer features that may help you.

If you have limited use of your hands, the voting machine has easy-to-use knobs and buttons.

If you require assistance in marking your ballot, you can bring someone of your choice who is at least 18 years old to help you in the voting booth. If you don't have anyone available, two election officials (one Democrat and one Republican) can assist you.

Curbside voting is an option for voters who are unable to enter the polling location due to health limitations. Election officials can bring the ballot to your car in a clearly marked driving lane/parking spot. If you are in the City of St. Louis, you can use a doorbell to alert officials that you need curbside voting. In St. Louis County, you can follow a sign to request your ballot or ask someone to alert a poll worker.

All polling locations are required to have wheelchair-accessible voting booths.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

If you have a physical disability or are unable to read or write, you may ask an election judge to help you mark your ballot for you. With the permission of the election judge, a friend or relative can go into the voting booth with you and help you vote.

Every polling place in Montana is required to have at least one specialized voting machine enabling people with disabilities to vote independently.If you would like to designate an agent to assist you with the voting process, contact your local elections office to ask for an application for the designation of an agent.

If you cannot enter your polling place, an election judge will assist you with curbside voting.

You may also apply for an electronic ballot that can be marked on your personal computer, printed and returned by mail or in person to the election office. Please check with your local elections office for more information.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource or your states resource.

If you cannot read, are blind or have a physical disability, you may request assistance in marking your ballot. You may have a friend or relative assist you, or you may request the assistance of two election board workers, each from a different party.

If you do not understand the language spoken at the polling place or in which the ballot is written, you may use an interpreter at the polling place.

If you are physically unable to enter the polling place, you main remain in your vehicle and vote outside.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

You have the right to request assistance in voting if necessary. For more information, you can utilize your state's resource and the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

The state of New Hampshire requires that all polling places be accessible and that absentee voting be available to voters who are unable to vote in person. 

Suppose a voter is unable to enter the polling place. In that case, an election official will assist the voter in casting their ballot from a vehicle parked curbside using the Absentee Voter procedure. Voting absentee in this manner is for use only if an unforeseen accessibility issue arises.

The Application for an Accessible Electronic Absentee Ballot can be read with NVDA and JAWS screen readers using Adobe Reader; a free download is available here. To fill out the Application, download it and open it in Adobe.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Most polling places in New Jersey are accessible to voters with disabilities. You may call your county board of elections to determine if your polling location will be able to meet your specific needs.

If you are permanently disabled, unable to go to the polls to vote, or wish to receive information on an absentee ballot, you may check a box in the lower left hand corner of the voter registration form and information will be forwarded to you.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

You may request assistance in voting at the polls if you are blind, physically disabled, unable to read or write or a member of a language minority. Any person of your choice may assist you, except your employer, an agent of the employer, an officer or agent of your union, or a candidate whose name is on the ballot.

If you are blind or visually impaired you may request an absentee ballot be sent electronically so you may use your own non-visual or low vision technology to mark your ballot. Fill out an absentee ballot application and be sure to provide your email address for delivery of the electronic ballot.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource. Or, you can contact your Bureau of Elections at sos.elections@state.nm.us.

Most polling places are now accessible to the handicapped. If yours is not, you may ask to have your records transferred to a nearby accessible polling place where the ballot will be the same as in your election district. You may also vote by absentee ballot. If you have a long-term or permanent illness or disability, you can apply for a permanent absentee ballot and you will automatically receive one before each primary and general election. For additional information, please visit your state's Board of Election.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Voting assistance and curbside voting are offered to voters with disabilities.

CURBSIDE VOTING

Aged and disabled persons allowed to vote outside voting enclosure. In any primary or election any qualified voter who is able to travel to the voting place, but because of age, or physical disability and physical barriers encountered at the voting place is unable to enter the voting place or enclosure to vote in person without physical assistance, shall be allowed to vote either in the vehicle conveying such person to the voting place or in the immediate proximity of the voting place.

VOTING ASSISTANCE

Assistance to voters in primaries and general elections. In a primary or general election, a registered voter qualified to vote in the primary or general election shall be entitled to assistance in getting to and from the voting booth and in preparing his ballots in accordance with the following rules:

1. Any voter shall be entitled to assistance from a near relative of his [her] choice.

2. Any voter in any of the following four categories shall be entitled to assistance from a person of the voter's choice, other than the voter's employer or agent of that employer or officer or agent of the voter's union:

-One who, on account of physical disability, is unable to enter the voting booth without assistance;

-One who, on account of physical disability, is unable to mark his ballots without assistance;

-One who, on account of illiteracy, is unable to mark his ballots without assistance;

-One who, on account of blindness, is unable to enter the voting booth or mark his ballots without assistance.

Please visit your state's resource for additional information. You can also utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

If you are a voter with disabilities, you may be accompanied by and receive assistance from another person of your choice in the voting booth unless the person is an employer, officer, or agent of your union, a candidate running in that election, or a relative of a candidate. Any voter may ask for assistance from both judges at a polling location or opt to use the ExpressVote.

The polling place building should have several routes through it, and sufficient signs should be in place to direct you to the most accessible route to the polling location.

For more information you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Ohio polling places should provide touch screen voting machines and have audio adaptations for assisting the blind. There are also adaptations for voters with lack of muscle control.

If you have a disability you may also have assistance by two election officials (of different political parties) or by the person of your choice (except employer or union agent). Poll workers are urged to accommodate voters with disabilities in any way they can.

If the polling place is not accessible for you, you may vote a ballot from your vehicle at all polling places.

Additional Resources:

Access the Vote has released new videos showcasing Florida's two most-used accessible voting machines and providing instructions on how to use them. Click here to watch.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource or your state resource.

If you have a disability you may ask for assistance from poll workers at your polling place. If you cannot enter the polling place because of physical disabilities, need help marking your ballot because of physical disabilities, have visual disabilities, or cannot read, you may be assisted by a person of your own choosing. In all these cases, the person who provides assistance to you must swear or affirm that your ballots will be marked in accordance with your wishes. If you are unable to vote inside the polling place, two precint officials will help you to vote outside the polling place.

In Oklahoma, every polling place is equipped with a voting device that has ATI capabilities. In other words, voters with disabilities may cast their ballot privately and independently using an audio ballot. 

NOTE:
A new law goes into effect in 2023 that will allow visually impaired voters the opportunity to request the electronic delivery of an absentee ballot. 

For more information, you can utilize your state's resource and the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

If you are an Oregon voter with a disability, you can receive assistance to register to vote, vote your ballot, or return your ballot by contacting your county elections office office or by calling 1-866-ORE-VOTE (1-866-673-8683). You can also request assistance from a caretaker, care provider or someone else you personally choose.

For more information on Oregon's resources for voters with disabilities please utilize your state's resource or the Disability Rights Oregon.

Any voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write may be given assistance by a person of the voter's choice, other than the voter's employer or agent of that employer or officer or agent of the voter's union. The Judge of Elections cannot assist a voter with disabilities.

For those voters who have a disability or are elderly and assigned to an inaccessible polling place, you may request an Alternative Ballot. An Alternative Ballot may be cast with the county board of elections by 8 p.m. (or the close of polls) on Election Day. You can request an Alternative Ballot is available by:

• Contacting your county board of elections
• By downloading the Alternative Ballot Form

Applications for alternative ballots must be submitted to your County Board of Elections no later than 5pm on the Tuesday before Election Day.

Should you have any access needs at your polling center, or any questions, call the Disability Rights Pennsylvania at their intake line: 1.800.692.7443.

If you run into any problems or have questions on Election Day, call the Election Protection Hotline:

• English: 1-866-OUR-VOTE / 1-866-687-8683
• Spanish: 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA / 1-888-839-8682
• Arabic: 1-844-YALLA-US / 1-844-925-5287
• For Bengali, Cantonese, Hindi, Urdu, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, or Vietnamese: 1-888-274-8683

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

If you are blind, disabled or unable to read or write, you may be given assistance at the polls by a person of your choice as long as that person is not your employer or agent of your employer, or officer or agent of your union.

Every polling place is situated in a building which can be entered and exited by persons who are disabled or elderly. If you are disabled or elderly and the assigned polling place is inaccessible, the local board must provide alternative means for you to cast a ballot on Election Day. DRE machines will be available for the handicapped.

If you are blind, visually impaired, or disabled, you may apply for a braille or tactile mail ballot. You must be a registered voter in Rhode Island and submit an application for a mail ballot in addition to the request for a braille or tactile ballot for each election.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Assistance in marking a ballot is allowed only if you are blind, illiterate or physically handicapped. If you are entitled to receive assistance you may choose anyone to assist except your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union.

If you, because of physical handicap or age (65 or older,) cannot enter the polling place in which you are registered to vote, or are unable to stand in line to vote, you may vote outside that polling place in the closest available parking area utilizing the vehicle in which you have driven or have been driven to the polls.

Each precinct offers an accessible voting machine featuring an audio ballot, headphones and braille.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

If you cannot mark a ballot because you have a physical disability or cannot read, you may ask any person to help you vote.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Polling places are generally accessible and the voting machines comply with HAVA. If you have disabilities, you are allowed to bring someone to help you vote.You may also request assistance from poll workers. Such assistance will be provided by two poll workers, one from each party.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

If you are a voter with a disability, you may vote by mail if you have a sickness or physical condition that prevents you from voting in person without needing personal assistance or injuring your health.  

Voters with disabilities may fill out an annual application to vote-by-mail or may also apply with the county voter registrar for a permanent exemption to presenting a photo ID. 

Voters who are physically unable to enter the polling place may use curbside voting during early voting and on Election Day. 

WHAT IF I NEED A HELPER TO VOTE IN-PERSON? 

If you vote in person, the notice of voting order allows a voter with a disability and their helper to request to move ahead of other voters in line. 

Persons who assist voters with an absentee ballot application, absentee ballot, or an in-person ballot must provide their relationship to the voter and address. For the absentee and in-person ballot, the person who assists must sign an oath and mark that they did not receive compensation. 

WHAT IF I AM PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO MARK MY BALLOT? 

If you are physically unable to mark your ballot or cannot read the ballot, you are eligible for assistance. 

• You may choose anyone as an assistant except your employer, an officer of your union, or an agent of either.  

• The assistant must take an oath of assistance administered by an election official.  

• The assistant may read the ballot to you and mark your ballot.*  

• If you do not choose your own assistant, two election officials (of different political parties in the General Election) may assist you.  

• Poll watchers and inspectors can observe the assistance by election officials. 

*New Texas laws have gone into effect that may affect voter assistance. Please contact your county election officials for the most up–to-date information. 

WHAT IF I NEED AN INTERPRETER? 

An interpreter may be used if you and the election official cannot speak the same language. The interpreter must be a registered voter of the county, must take the oath of assistance at the polls, and may interpret for any number of voters.  

WHAT IF I HAVE VISUAL DISABILITIES? 

All Texas counties must provide one direct electronic voting machine (DRE) at each polling place for voters with visual disabilities so that they may cast their ballot without assistance. These machines are equipped with headphones and a keypad. 

WHAT OTHER RESOURCES ARE THERE FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES? 

To find out more about how you may receive support while voting, click here. 

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource. 

If you are a person with a disability and have questions about your voting rights, call Disability Rights Texas’ Voting Hotline at 1-888-796-VOTE (8683) 

If you are blind, have a disability, or are unable to read or write English, you may be helped by a person of your choice. This person cannot be your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union. The person helping cannot in any way request, persuade, or induce you to vote for or against any particular candidate or issue.

If you are a voter with a disability you may vote by mail (ballots must be postmarked by the day before the election for it to count), or via email or fax. Please contact your County Clerk for more information.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Voters with disabilities are able to vote, at their polling locations, using accessible voting technology. Voters will access a tablet-based system that marks your selection onto the same paper ballot used by all voters at the polls. This system also contains an online-based ballot marking system that allows voters with disabilities to vote privately and independently from home during the early voting period.

If you need help with voting, you can:

• Contact your Town Clerk to ask for accomodations
• Bring a person of your choice with you into the voting booth (not your employer or union representative)
• Ask an election official for help with marking your ballot
• Ask an election official to bring a ballot to your car
• Bring a magnifying glass or other devices to help you use the ballot
• Bring a list of candidates into the voting book with you
• Ask for another ballot (maximum of 3) if you make a mistake
• Use the Omniballot tablet accessible voting system at the polls.

For more information contact your Secretary of State.

Any person, regardless of disability status, has the right to register to vote at any office or agency that provides such a service.

These offices include but are not limited to: Department of Health, Department of Social Services, Department of Mental Health, Department for Rehabilitation Services, Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired.

Your local registrar's office also has registration forms and should be able to accommodate any special needs. In addition, you can download a voter registration form from the state board of elections website.

CAN I VOTE CURBSIDE IN VIRGINIA?

Curbside voting is available for people ages 65 and older or any person with a disability or injury.

An area for curbside voting outside of the polling place will be clearly marked and with instructions prominently displayed on how the voter is to notify an officer of election of their request to vote outside of the polling place. The necessary materials will then be brought to the voters in their vehicle. The voter will be afforded every opportunity to vote in a private and independent fashion.

WHAT IF I NEED A HELPER TO VOTE?

You have the right to have an election officer or other person help you vote if you are physically disabled, unable to read, or unable to write. Blind voters may also have any person assist them. You may have anyone who is not your employer or union representative assist you with voting.

The officer of election or other person so designated who helps you prepare your ballot shall do so in accordance with your instructions, without soliciting your vote or in any manner attempting to influence your vote, and shall not in any manner divulge or indicate, by signs or otherwise, how you voted on any office or question.

WHAT IF I HAVE A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT OR PRINT DISABILITY?

Voters with a visual impairment or print disability may electronically receive and mark an absentee ballot using a screen-assisted ballot making tool provided by the Department of Elections. These voters are still required to return physical copies of their ballots.

General registrars are required to provide the voter with appropriate envelopes for the return of the ballot. One envelope will have to have a tactile marking that allows the voter to identify which envelope is the outer envelope when returning their ballot.

For individuals with vision impairments the state board of elections works to provide large print copies of all voting related material. Your local registrar's office should have large print versions of all materials in circulation at this time.

ARE POLLING PLACES ACCESSIBLE FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES?

In accordance with the Help America Vote Act, Virginia is in the process of making all its polling places fully accessible to elderly voters and voters with disabilities.

Every polling location in Virginia must be equipped with at least one accessible voting system that will allow all voters with a disability to vote in the same private and independent manner as a voter without a disability.

If you require voting assistance due to a physical disability or inability to read or write, you can receive it upon request. Any of the election officers can advise you of your rights in this area. If you have cognitive disabilities, due to any reason, you can be eligible to vote if you are not currently ruled to be mentally incompetent by a court of law.

If you find that your polling place is not accessible for any reason, please fill out the voter accessibility feedback form. The state board of elections is dedicated to providing the best voting experience possible and will keep any remarks confidential.

WHAT OTHER RESOURCES ARE THERE FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES?

For more information, you can visit Virginia Department of Elections’ Accessible Voting resource or the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD).

If you are unable to cast your ballot due to a disability, you may assign a person of your choice, or two election officials, to enter the voting booth and record the votes your direct.

Federal law requires that every voting center have a voting system that is accessible to all individuals with disabilities. The law requires that the system provide individuals with disabilities the same opportunity to vote privately and independently as other voters. When possible, the county auditor must use voting centers that are accessible to all voters. In instances where a voting center does not meet accessibility standards, additional assistance must be available. The accessibility standards include:

• Written notice to voters assigned to an inaccessible voting center explaining the factors that make the voting center inaccessible. This notice must be provided no later than 30 days prior to an election.
• Reassignment to an accessible voting center upon advance request from a voter assigned to an inaccessible polling place.
• A disabled parking space.
• Signs identifying an accessible route of travel to the voting center if different than the primary route.
• An unobstructed route of travel to the voting center.
• Level, firm, stable and slip-resistant surfaces.
• An unobstructed area for voting.
• At least one voting booth with a maximum height of 30 inches and a minimum knee clearance of 27 inches.
• Sufficient lighting along the accessible route of travel and within the voting center.

Please contact your county elections department to learn about multilingual services that may be available at your voting site. Assistance may be provided by a person of the voter's choice, or by two election officials of opposite political parties.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

If your health or disability does not permit you to go to the polls, you may get a mail in ballot. Be sure to apply early enough so that your application reaches the clerk at least six days before the election. If you are permanently unable to go to the polls, you may apply to be placed on the permanent absentee voting list to vote by mail. A doctor's statement must be filed with your application, but once approved, the clerk will automatically send you an absentee ballot before each election.

If you vote at the polls and need assistance, you may choose a person to assist you, or two poll workers of opposing political parties may read the ballot to you or help you mark your ballot (only poll workers may mark your ballot). If you need them in order to vote, you may use braille navigation, audio reading of the ballot or touch screen interfaces to help you cast you ballot.

If you are unable to enter the polling location, curbside voting is available, or you may request a precinct change. Please contact your County Clerk for more information.

You can also utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.

Wisconsin ensures that voting is accessible for individuals with disabilities, including non-visual accessibility for the blind and visually impaired, in a manner that provides equal access and participation (including privacy and independence).

Any voter who needs help at the polls has a right to assistance. By law, a polling place must be accessible to a person with disabilities. It is a good idea to check the accessibility of the polling place ahead of time. You may find the building not accessible or have trouble getting to the polling location inside the building. If so, you may request that a poll worker bring a ballot to the building entrance or bring a friend along to assist you. If your polling place is not accessible, notify your city, town or village clerk's office and the Wisconsin Elections Commission.

Voting on Election Day

Know Your Rights Voters with disabilities should know their rights. A voter with a disability cannot be turned away from the polls because a poll worker thinks they are not ‘qualified’ to vote. Disability or medical diagnosis does not take away the right to vote. Only the courts can take away that right. 

To ensure that our voting process is accessible to all, disabled voters have the right to request accommodations.

 These are some of the most widely used accommodations: 

Curbside voting is required by state statute for any voter who cannot enter the polling place due to disability. Contact your clerk in advance to ask how to access curbside voting.

If a voter needs help marking the ballot, they may have a person of their choice assist them. That person does not need to be qualified to vote. The voter may bring someone with them or request assistance from a poll worker. The assistor cannot be the voter’s employer or union representative.

If a voter inside the polling location cannot sign the poll list due to a physical disability, they should inform a poll worker. The poll worker will write “Exempt by order of inspectors'' in the signature space on the poll list. 

All polling places must have accessible voting equipment set up and turned on. This equipment allows voters to independently and privately mark the ballot. It should be set up to allow voters who use a wheelchair to reach the controls and have an audio ballot marking option for voters with a visual disability. Any voter may use this equipment.

The poll worker may ask voters to speak their name and address. If a voter is unable to state their name and address, Wisconsin law allows voters to have poll workers or assistor of their choosing state their name and address on their behalf prior to receiving a ballot. Voters can also provide their information in writing to poll workers or assistors.
 
Other reasonable accommodations can be requested. Speak to the chief inspector at your polling place. 

Absentee Voting

If you need help returning your ballot because you have a disability, your rights are protected by the Voting Rights Act. You must be permitted to receive assistance from someone of your choice, other than your employer or agent of that employer or officer or agent of your union.

The person returning your ballot may also be the person who assists you with completing your ballot and/or who acts as your witness.

It is up to you, the voter, to determine if you need assistance mailing or delivering your ballot because of disability. Election officials cannot inquire about your disability status beyond the questions described below. No additional steps may be taken to verify your disability or right to assistance. 

Clerks may not create additional requirements or require documentation from voters with disabilities who need ballot return assistance. 

You may check with your Municipal Clerk to determine where your assistor should deliver your ballot. Find contact information for your Clerk on My Vote Wisconsin: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/MyMunicipal-Clerk
 

Voters with disabilities have the opportunity to vote privately and independently becasue each polling place is equipped with a voting machine that allows the voter to listen to the ballot and make selection using a key pad.

In addition, assistance for disabled voters is given at the poll when requested. If you have a disability you may also vote by absentee ballot. Any qualified elector may request a ballot be mailed to another qualified elector.

For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.