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Registration Accommodations |
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If You Cannot Sign Your Name on Your Voter Registration Application: If you cannot sign your name due to 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, the Election Department will send an official to you. |
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Voting Accommodations |
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Polling Places: Disabled voters are accommodated inside of polling places on election day and during early voting. All polling places are accessible to the disabled. |
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Inside Polling Places: If you are disabled, 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 machine designated for disabled voters. |
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Signing the Precinct Register: If you cannot sign your name in the precinct register due to a physical disability, you may still vote. Election officials will identify you by asking you questions about personal data from your voter registration records. |
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Inside the Voting Booth: You have several options for casting your ballot inside the voting machine booth: |
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VISUALLY IMPAIRED VOTERS: Accommodations are designed to meet the varying types and degrees of assistance you may need: |
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A large magnifying sheet is available inside each voting booth to aid in reading the ballot. |
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Audio voting will be available at all early voting sites and at centralized locations on election day to permit voting in complete privacy without assistance from another person. |
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Another individual may assist you in casting your ballot, as long as you and your assistant meet the requirements described below. |
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ASSISTANCE BY ANOTHER PERSON: NRS 293.296 allows another person to assist you in voting inside the booth as long as you swear in writing, under penalty of perjury, in an “Affidavit of Voter Assistance” that you are: |
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Visually impaired |
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Physically disabled and/or |
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Cannot read or write English |
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AND your assistant is NOT: |
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Your employer or employer’s agent |
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A representative of any labor organization to which you may belong |
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WHEELCHAIR VOTERS: The height of the voting machine’s booth is adjustable for wheelchairs, enabling voting without assistance in complete privacy with physical ease. |
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Mail Ballots: Reasonable accommodations will be made for the use of mail ballots by disabled or elderly voters. |
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IF YOU CANNOT SIGN YOUR NAME: If you cannot sign your name due to a physical disability, you may still vote by mail. You must submit a written statement to the Election Department, on an annual basis, containing: |
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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 due to a physical disability |
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The name, address and signature of the person who will assist you in marking or signing the mail ballot on your behalf |
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The assisting person may, on your behalf, mark or sign your mail ballot, but must indicate next to your signature that the ballot was marked and signed on your behalf. |
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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. |
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Communication and Information |
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Text Telephone for the Disabled (TTY or TDD): Hearing-impaired or speech-impaired voters who have a TTY/TDD may communicate with the Election Department by calling 702-455-6480. |
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Large Print Sample Ballots: All sample ballots are printed in a 14-point font. |
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Internet ( http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/election): The Election Department’s web pages are generally user-friendly for the disabled. 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: |
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Have difficulty reading or comprehending text |
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Do not have or are not able to use a keyboard or mouse |
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Use a text-only display (Lynx), a small screen or slow connection |
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Are in a situation where their eyes or hands are busy or have interference |
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Use an early version of a browser, a different browser entirely, a voice browser or a different operating system |
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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. |
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Additional Information |
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You may call the Election Department at (702) 455-2944 if you would like additional information regarding accommodation of disabled or elderly voters. You may also contact the Election Department by mail or e-mail ( elinfo@co.clark.nv.us). |
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