National Disability Voter Registration Week :: July 16-20, 2018

National Disability Voter Registration Week

July 16-20, 2018

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REV UP

Register, Educate, Vote, Use your Power

The REV UP Campaign aims to increase the political power of the disability community while also engaging candidates and the media on disability issues. 

REV UP stands for Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!

Full political participation for Americans with disabilities is a top priority.  AAPD works with state and national coalitions on effective, non-partisan campaigns to eliminate barriers to voting, promote accessibility of voting technology and polling places; educate voters about issues and candidates; promote turnout of voters with disabilities across the country; engage candidates and the media on disability issues, and protect eligible voters’ right to participate in elections.

As a voter with a disability, you have the right to:

➤Vote privately and independently

➤Have an accessible polling place with voting machines for voters with disabilities

➤Wheelchair-accessible voting booths

➤Entrances and doorways that are at least 32 inches wide

➤Handrails on all stairs

➤Voting equipment that is accessible to voters who are blind or who have low vision

➤Bring your service animal with you into your polling place

➤Seek assistance from workers at the polling place who have been trained to use the accessible voting machine

➤Bring someone to help you vote (including a friend, family member, caregiver, assisted living provider, or almost anyone else, but not your employer or union representative).

Register

Voter Registration Deadlines – USA.gov offers a table detailing the

voter registration deadlines in each state.

Rock The Vote offers voter registration resources, election FAQs, and opportunities to help build the political power of young people in the United States.

Long Distance Voter – Website where you can request an absentee ballot as well as view the deadline to register in each state.

TurboVote – An application that makes voting easy.

Sign up to keep track of your elections, local and national. You can also get registered, update your voter registration, or request an absentee ballot.

Verify your Registration Status – Not sure if you’ve registered to vote? 

HeadCount offers an online tool to check your voter registration status and find your polling place.

Educate - Resources and tools for voter education

10 Tips for Voters with Disabilities

The US Election Assistance Commission created this tip sheet to help voters with disabilities vote privately and independently.

Election Laws – Electionary provides an online guide to state election laws in the US.

SignVote is a Deaf and Hard of Hearing community-based Voter GOTV mobilization effort.

Rooted In Rights – Watch a video and read through an informative page on how to register, where to learn about the candidates and issues, and how to find other resources. Check it out!

#CripTheVote – Find blogs on Voting, Disabled Youth, & #CripTheVote and Disability Advocacy and Twitter: Why Use it?. You can also join the conversation online with #CripTheVote.

One Vote Now – Partner project of NACDD and DREDF to enhance the voting bloc of people with disabilities. Visit their site for information on voting, registration, and polling place accessibility.

Barrier to Voting for Older Americans – Senators Bob Casey and Amy Klobuchar released a report on Barriers to Voting for Older Americans: How States are Making it Harder for Seniors to Vote and What can be Done to Make it Easier.

Voting Methods and Equipment By State – The types of voting equipment used in the United States vary significantly from state to state. Ballotpedia offers this state-by-state guide.

Election Assistance Commission – The national clearinghouse of information on election administration, from voting system testing and certification to data on how Americans voted in recent federal elections.Click here to learn more about voting accessibility.

A poll worker’s guide to assisting voters with disabilities – A resource for poll workers produced by Disability Rights Tennessee.

Top 3 best fact checking sites – icitizen shared a blog about the top 3 best fact checking sites to help stay on top of the news and determine the truth.

Guide for Political Campaign Staff – The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) created “Including People with Disabilities in Your Political Campaign: A Guide for Campaign Staff” to assist political campaigns with understanding the access needs, potential barriers, and interests of the disability community.