IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 757 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should 
enact the Voters with Disabilities Bill of Rights to establish that voters 
with disabilities have equal access to the ballot as nondisabled persons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 28, 2021 
Ms. WILD (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. LAN-
GEVIN, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia) sub-
mitted 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 establish that voters with disabilities have 
equal access to the ballot as nondisabled persons. 
Whereas, according to the 2018 American Community Sur-
vey, 40,600,000 people with disabilities live in the United 
States, totaling approximately 13 percent of the non-
institutionalized United States population; 
Whereas researchers from the School of Management and 
Labor at Rutgers University found a continued gap in 
participation between voters with and without disabilities 
in the November 2020 elections; 
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•HRES 757 IH 
Whereas a national survey sponsored by the Election Assist-
ance Commission found that 11 percent of voters with 
disabilities experienced difficulties with voting in the No-
vember 2020 elections, nearly twice the rate of voters 
without disabilities; 
Whereas, despite the size, diversity, and the interest of people 
with disabilities to participate in the United States elec-
toral system, elections in the United States are woefully, 
inexcusably, and unjustly not fully accessible to all voters; 
and 
Whereas, despite the demonstrated investment of the disabled 
community in elections, people with disabilities continue 
to turn out to vote at a lower rate than their nondisabled 
peers: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that Congress should enact the Voters with 
Disabilities Bill of Rights to establish that voters with dis-
abilities have equal access to the ballot as nondisabled per-
sons, including— 
(1) ensuring that voters with disabilities have 
the right to a private and independent vote, whether 
voting in person or remotely; 
(2) requiring that voters with disabilities have 
equal access to voter registration; 
(3) ensuring that voters with disabilities have 
the right to request accommodations and materials 
in accessible formats while voting; 
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(4) requiring that voters with disabilities have 
the right to the assistant of his or her choice while 
voting, with the exception of the voter’s employer or 
union representative; 
(5) ensuring that voters with disabilities have 
the right to request to move to the front of the line 
at polling places, or be provided seating or another 
form of accommodation; 
(6) ensuring that new ballots are made avail-
able for voters with disabilities who make mistakes 
while filling out their ballots; 
(7) ensuring that voters with disabilities have 
the right to vote after the polls close if they are in 
line, or waiting to vote curbside, prior to the polls 
closing; 
(8) requiring that voters with disabilities have 
the right to request accommodations or an alter-
native method of casting their ballots if their polling 
places are inaccessible; 
(9) ensuring that people with disabilities who 
have a guardian also have the right to vote and that 
they can advocate to have their right to vote re-
stored, if it was taken away in the guardianship 
process; 
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(10) requiring that voters with disabilities are 
adequately able to report violations of their voting 
rights and advocate on problems they experienced 
while voting; and 
(11) ensuring that voters with disabilities have 
access to voting systems and materials in polling 
places that are accessible and well-maintained. 
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