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H.R. 6120 95th Congress House

Voting Rights for the Elderly and the Handicapped Act

Official title: A bill to provide that polling and registration places for elections for Federal office be accessible to physically handicapped and elderly individuals.

Introduced: April 6, 1977 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Architecture and the disabledDisabledElection administrationPhysically handicapped
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Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Apr 6, 1977
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 6, 1977

Referred to House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Voting Rights for the Elderly and the Handicapped Act - Directs the Attorney General in consultation with the Secretary for Health, Education, and Welfare to prescribe standards for polling and registration facilities which will assure ready access by the handicapped and the aged.

Permits designation of facilities for Federal elections which do not comply with such standards only where conforming facilities are unavailable.

Requires States to provide alternative registration and voting methods for aged and handicapped persons assigned to inaccessible registration facilities or polling places.

Requires that a paper ballot be made available or a voting assistant be permitted to a person unable to operate a voting machine.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6120: Voting Rights for the Elderly and the Handicapped Act. 95th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-6120/
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"H.R. 6120: Voting Rights for the Elderly and the Handicapped Act." 95th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-6120/.
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