52 USC 20104 - Registration and voting aids

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 20104.

Registration and voting aids

(a)

Printed instructions; telecommunications devices for the deaf

Each State shall make available registration and voting aids for Federal elections for handicapped and elderly individuals, including—

(1)

instructions, printed in large type, conspicuously displayed at each permanent registration facility and each polling place; and

(2)

information by telecommunications devices for the deaf.

(b)

Medical certification

No notarization or medical certification shall be required of a handicapped voter with respect to an absentee ballot or an application for such ballot, except that medical certification may be required when the certification establishes eligibility, under State law—

(1)

to automatically receive an application or a ballot on a continuing basis; or

(2)

to apply for an absentee ballot after the deadline has passed.

(c)

Notice of availability of aids

(Pub. L. 98–435, § 5, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1679.)

cite as: 52 USC 20104