IV 
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 disabil-
ities 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. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. FUDGE, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. MENG, and Mr. LAN-
GEVIN) 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 re-
ported 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 elec-
toral system, America’s elections are woefully, inexcus-
ably, 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 inde-
pendent vote in 2016; 
Whereas despite the demonstrated investment of the dis-
ability 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 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives 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, 
including by the following: 
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(1) Reaffirming the right to a private and inde-
pendent vote. 
(2) Reaffirming the right to equal access to 
voter registration. 
(3) Reaffirming the right to request accom-
modations and materials in accessible formats while 
voting. 
(4) Reaffirming the right to the assistant of his 
or her choice while voting, with the exception of the 
voter’s employer or union representative. 
(5) Reaffirming the right to an accommodation 
when waiting in line at a polling place. 
(6) Reaffirming the right to obtain new ballots 
for voters who make mistakes while filling out their 
ballots. 
(7) Ensuring the right to vote after the polls 
close if they are in line, or waiting to vote curbside, 
prior to the polls closing. 
(8) Reaffirming the right to an accessible poll-
ing station. 
(9) Ensuring the right to vote while under 
guardianship. 
(10) Ensuring the ability to report violations of 
their voting rights and advocate on problems they 
experienced while voting. 
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(11) Ensuring access to voting systems and ma-
terials in polling places that are accessible, timely, 
and well-maintained. 
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