EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Christina Galindo-Walsh
Organization : | National Disability Rights Network
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 2.2.7.1.3.5
Page no. : | 2-22
Line no.: | 1-3
Comment : | Comments/Recommen dation: Section 2.2.7.1.3.5, which pertains to voters who lack fine motor control or the use of their hands, does not contain requirements equivalent to Subsection 2.2.7.1.2.2.6, which requires the verification of WPAT to be accessible to blind voters. As explained in the general comments section above, the unambiguous language of HAVA requires a private and independent vote for all individuals with disabilities. Therefore, a standard similar to the following should be included in Section 2.2.7.1.3: 3.5 If the normal procedure is for voters to submit their own ballots, then the Acc-VS shall provide features that enable voters who lack fine motor control or the use of their hands to perform this submission.