A bill to provide that polling and registration places for elections for Federal office be accessible to physically handicapped and elderly individuals, and for other purposes.
Voting Rights for the Elderly and the Handicapped Act - Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to prescribe standards for polling and registration facilities which will insure ready access to the physically handicapped and the elderly.
Permits designation of facilities for Federal elections which do not comply with such standards only where conforming facilities are unavailable. Requires election officials to report to the Attorney General on the designation of such polling and registration locations.
Requires States to provide alternative registration and voting methods for physically handicapped and elderly persons assigned to inaccessible registration facilities or polling places.
Requires that a paper ballot be made available or a voting assistant be permitted to a person unable to operate a voting machine.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
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