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HR 5762 98th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Aged in politics Architecture and the disabled Civil actions and liability Courts and Civil Procedure Disabled Election administration Injunctions Social Welfare Voter registration Voting Voting of the elderly Voting of the handicapped

Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act

Introduced: May 31, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 1984
Provisions Incorporated in H.R.1250.
May 31, 1984
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
May 31, 1984
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act - Requires each State and local government responsible for conducting elections to assure that all polling facilities for Federal elections are accessible to handicapped and elderly voters. Establishes limited exceptions in an emergency or if the chief election officer of the State determines that no accessible facilities are available and allows any handicapped or elderly voter to be assigned to the nearest accessible facility.

Requires the chief election officer to report every two years to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on the number of accessible and inaccessible polling facilities. Requires the FEC to compile this information and transmit it to Congress.

Requires each State or local government to provide a reasonable number of accessible permanent registration facilities except in the case where there is mail registration. Requires States to make available registration and voting aids for handicapped and elderly individuals in Federal elections.

Authorizes the Attorney General or aggrieved persons to bring actions in Federal court for declaratory or injunctive relief to enforce this Act.

What's happening now June 20, 1984

Provisions Incorporated in H.R.1250.

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