Author: Barbara D. Bovjberg
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437917895
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Languages : en
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Voters With Disabilities books, Fed. law generally requires polling places to be accessible to all eligible voters, incl. those with disabilities. In response, states and localities have implemented provisions and practices addressing the accessibility of polling places. However, during the 2000 fed. election, only 16% of polling places had no potential impediments to access for people with disabilities. Fed. law required polling places to have at least one voting system accessible for people with disabilities. This report determined: (1) the proportion of polling places that have features that might facilitate or impede access to voting for people with disabilities; and (2) the proportion of polling places that have features that might facilitate or impede private and independent voting for people with disabilities. Illus.
