Voters with Disabilities

VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES

Election Department - Clark County, Nevada
Last updated on October 13, 2009

Registration Accommodations
If You Cannot Sign Your Name on Your Voter Registration Application: If you cannot sign your name because of a physical disability, you may: (1) use a signature stamp that meets the standards of the Office of Disability Services, per NRS 426.257; or (2) register in-person at the Election Department; or (3) if you cannot appear in-person at the Election Department, the Election Department will send an official to you.
Voting Accommodations
Polling Places: Voters with disabilities are accommodated inside of polling places on election day and during early voting. All polling places are accessible to voters with disabilities.
	Inside Polling Places: If you are a voter with disabilities, you may request to have priority in voting. Election officials will take you to the front of the line for processing at the precinct table. You may then have first preference in voting on the priority voting machine designated for voters with disabilities.
	Signing the Precinct Register: If you cannot sign your name in the precinct register because of a physical disability, you may still vote. Election officials will identify you by asking you questions about personal data from your voter registration records.
	Inside the Voting Machine Booth: You have several options for casting your ballot inside the voting machine booth:
		VOTERS WITH VISION IMPAIRMENTS: Accommodations are designed to meet the varying types and degrees of assistance you may need:
			A large magnifying sheet is available inside each voting booth to aid in reading the ballot.
			Audio voting is available at all early voting sites and all election day polling places to permit voting in complete privacy without assistance from another person.
			Another individual may assist you in casting your ballot, as long as you and your assistant meet the requirements described below.
		ASSISTANCE BY ANOTHER PERSON: NRS 293.296 allows another person to assist you in voting inside the booth as long as you sign a written statement, under penalty of perjury, that you require assistance in casting your vote because you:
			Have a physical disability and/or
			Have an inability to read or write English
		AND your assistant is NOT:
			Your employer or employer’s agent or
			An officer or agent of your labor organization.
		WHEELCHAIR VOTERS: The height of the voting machine’s booth is adjustable for wheelchairs, enabling voting without assistance in complete privacy with physical ease.
	Mail/Absent Ballots: Reasonable accommodations are made for the use of mail/absent ballots by voters with disabilities and elderly voters.
		IF YOU CANNOT SIGN YOUR NAME: If you cannot sign your name because of a physical disability, you may still vote by mail as long as you meet the applicable conditions of NRS 293.3165. You must submit a written statement to the Election Department, on an annual basis, containing:
			A statement from a physician licensed in Nevada certifying that you are unable to mark or sign a ballot, or use a voting device without assistance because of a physical disability; and
			The name, address and signature of the person who will assist you in marking or signing the mail ballot on your behalf.
		The assisting person may, on your behalf, mark and/or sign your mail ballot, but must specifically indicate next to your signature that he or she marked and/or signed the ballot on your behalf.
	Emergency Voting: You may apply for an emergency ballot beginning the sixth day before an election through 5:00 p.m. on election day if suddenly you are hospitalized, become seriously ill or are called away from home. You must meet specific other requirements of NRS 293.316.
Communication and Information
	Nevada Relay Text Telephone for the Disabled (TTY or TDD): Voters with hearing or speech impairments who have a TTY or TDD, may communicate with the Election Department by calling 711 or 1-800-326-6868.
	Large Print Sample Ballots: All sample ballots are printed in a 14-point font.
	Internet (http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/election): The Election Department’s web pages are generally user-friendly for people with disabilities. The web pages are accessible to those who may not be able to see, hear, move, or may not be able to process some types of information easily or at all, such as those who:
		Have difficulty reading or comprehending text;
		Do not have or are not able to use a keyboard or mouse;
		Use a text-only display (Lynx), a small screen or slow connection;
		Are in a situation where their eyes or hands are busy or have interference;
		Use an early version of a browser, a different browser entirely, a voice browser or a different operating system.
The Election Department’s Internet web pages contain text equivalents (also known as "alt tags") for non-text elements, such as images, graphical representations of text (including symbols), animations (e.g., animated GIF’s), images used as list bullets, spacers and graphical buttons. Text equivalents can readily be output to speech synthesizers and Braille displays. They can also be presented visually (in a variety of sizes) on computer displays and paper.
Additional Information
You may call the Election Department at 702-455-2944 for more information on accommodation of voters with disabilities and elderly voters. You may also contact the Election Department by mail (Registrar of Voters, Clark County Election Center, 965 Trade Drive, Suite A, N. Las Vegas, NV 89030-7802) or e-mail (elinfo@co.clark.nv.us).