accessibility when voting

Watch ACER’s Voting Rights and Information Virtual Seminar hosted by Community Organizer Richard Jennis.

Topics

Language accessibility and voting:

• Language translation when registering to vote

• Language translation at the polling center, including among elections judges and bringing an accompanying family member, friend, or assistant who can act as a translator

• Common languages in the Twin Cities area specifically (Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Swahili, etc)

Disability accessibility:

• Assistance in the voting process for individuals with disabilities, including by election officials, or accompanying individuals such as family, friends, or assistants

• Voting booth size for individuals in wheelchairs

• Ramps and automatic door opening buttons at polling centers