- Federal:
- S. Constitution
Article I, Section 4
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment - Americans with Disabilities Act: Defines and objectifies who is disabled and codifies civil rights protections for this group. Title II provides that no qualified individual with a disability may be excluded from participation or denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of, nor subjected to discrimination by, public entities (including the government).
- Federal Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 1973gg-6(a)(3)(B)) (1965, 1970, 1982): Provides that an individual with a disability may be provided with assistance by a person of the voter’s choice so long as that person is not the voter’s employer, the employer’s agent, or an agent of the voter’s union.
- Help America Vote Act of 2002
- National Voter Registration Act of 1993: Mandates that states designate disability service agencies as voter registration agencies for the purpose of offering registration services to the consumers.
- S. Department of Justice, A Guide to Disability Rights Law (2009) (excellent source for Federal Laws concerning disability)
- United States Government Accountability Office (statement of Barbara Bovbjerg), Voters With Disabilities:Challenges to Voting Accessibility, 2013.
- American Bar Association Commission on Disability Rights
- Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
- “The Right to Political Participation of Persons with Mental Health Problems and Persons with Intellectual Disabilities”, European Union on Fundamental Human Rights (2010)
- S. Constitution
- The American Voting Experience: Report and Recommendations of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, January 2014.
Following six months of public hearings, consultations with election officials, academic experts, and organizations involved with voting or election administration, this report was prepared and submitted to the President. The Commission’s 19 recommendations were unanimous and address a range of issues from the location and management of polling places to voting technology, and polling place audits.
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