Let voters with disabilities know the following information:
Poll workers can help voters, but, they must not influence you, and they cannot tell anyone how you voted.
Voters can ask a sign language interpreter to help. You can bring your own interpreter or call the County Elections Office before the election to request an ASL interpreter.
You can also take your service animal to the polling place and into the voting booth.
The law requires that there be voting systems in place that people with disabilities can use to vote privately and independently.
A Vote by Mail Ballot lets you vote by mail. If your polling place is not accessible, or you cannot get there, you can vote by mail. But you must apply for a vote by mail ballot at least 7 days before the next election. Your Sample Ballot pamphlet has an application. Or you can contact your County Elections Office. Mail your absentee ballot or drop it off at the County Elections Office or at any polling place in the county where you are registered to vote. It must arrive by 8 p.m. on Election Day. If it is late, it cannot be counted.
If a voter is hospitalized before Election Day he or she can still vote. Ask for an Emergency Absentee or Hospitalized Voter Ballot. Call the County Elections Office for an application. Then, send someone to the County Elections Office to pick up your absentee ballot. After you vote, they can return the ballot to the polling place.