EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Christina Galindo-Walsh
Organization : | National Disability Rights Network
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 2.2.7.1.7
Page no. : | 2-28
Line no.: | 22
Comment : | Comments/Recommendation: HAVA requires that the voting process be accessible to individuals with all types of mental disabilities. not just those with cognitive disabilities. In order to make the guidelines consistent with the statute, the term cognitive disabilities should be replaced with mental disabilities or the section should be reworded as follows (underlined italics indicate the revision): 7. The voting process shall be accessible to voters with cognitive or other mental disabilities. Additionally, the change including individuals with other mental disabilities should also be reflected in line 3 of page 2-13.