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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 806 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should 

enact the Voters with Disabilities Bill of Rights to fulfill the promises 

of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and other civil rights 

laws which demand equal access to the ballot box for people with disabilities and to reaffirm and ensure that voters with disabilities have equal 

access to the ballot box. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 17, 2020 

Ms. WILD (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. KHANNA, 

Ms. STEVENS, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. CLAY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. DEAN, Mr. 

LARSEN of Washington, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SOTO, 

Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. FUDGE, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 

SMITH of Washington, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. MENG, and Mr. LANGEVIN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on House Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

Congress should enact the Voters with Disabilities Bill 

of Rights to fulfill the promises of the Americans With 

Disabilities Act of 1990 and other civil rights laws which 

demand equal access to the ballot box for people with 

disabilities and to reaffirm and ensure that voters with 

disabilities have equal access to the ballot box. 

Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 61,000,000 Americans live with a disability; 


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Whereas the School of Management and Labor Relations at 

Rutgers University projected that in 2016 there were 

35,400,000 people with disabilities eligible to vote in the 

United States, one-sixth of the total American electorate; 

Whereas, despite the size, diversity, and the interest of people 

with disabilities to participate in the United States electoral system, America’s elections are woefully, inexcusably, and unjustly not fully accessible to all voters; 

Whereas the Government Accountability Office found that 65 

percent of voting stations had an accessible voting system 

that could impede the casting of a private and independent vote in 2016; 

Whereas despite the demonstrated investment of the disability community in elections, people with disabilities 

continue to turn out to vote at a lower rate than their 

nondisabled peers; and 

Whereas the School of Management and Labor Relations at 

Rutgers University found that voter turnout of people 

with disabilities lagged behind the nondisabled population 

by a difference of 6 percentage points in 2016 and 5.7 

percentage points in 2012: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that Congress should enact the Voters with 

3 Disabilities Bill of Rights to fulfill the promises of the 

4 Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and other civil 

5 rights laws which demand equal access to the ballot box 

6 for people with disabilities and to reaffirm and ensure that 

7 voters with disabilities have equal access to the ballot box, 

8 including by the following: 


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1 (1) Reaffirming the right to a private and inde2 pendent vote. 

3 (2) Reaffirming the right to equal access to 

4 voter registration. 

5 (3) Reaffirming the right to request accom6 modations and materials in accessible formats while 

7 voting. 

8 (4) Reaffirming the right to the assistant of his 

9 or her choice while voting, with the exception of the 

10 voter’s employer or union representative. 

11 (5) Reaffirming the right to an accommodation 

12 when waiting in line at a polling place. 

13 (6) Reaffirming the right to obtain new ballots 

14 for voters who make mistakes while filling out their 

15 ballots. 

16 (7) Ensuring the right to vote after the polls 

17 close if they are in line, or waiting to vote curbside, 

18 prior to the polls closing. 

19 (8) Reaffirming the right to an accessible poll20 ing station. 

21 (9) Ensuring the right to vote while under 

22 guardianship. 

23 (10) Ensuring the ability to report violations of 

24 their voting rights and advocate on problems they 

25 experienced while voting. 


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1 (11) Ensuring access to voting systems and ma2 terials in polling places that are accessible, timely, 

3 and well-maintained. 

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