Elderly Voters: Some Improvements in Voting Accessibility from 2000 to 2004 Elections, But Gaps in Policy and Implementation Remain: Congressional...
- ISBN-10
- 1437900291
- ISBN-13
- 9781437900293
- Pages
- 26
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-05
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Author
- Barbara D. Bovbjerg
Description
Federal law requires polling places for federal elections to be accessible to older voters & voters with physical disabilities. Following reports of problems encountered in the close 2000 presidential election with respect to voter registration lists, absentee ballots, ballot counting, & antiquated voting systems, the Help Amer. Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) was enacted. Among HAVA includes requirements for the accessibility of voting systems. This testimony focuses on: (1) a variety of factors that affect the ability of older voters to travel to polling places, cast their votes in the voting room, or avail themselves of alternative voting provisions; & (2) trends & changes regarding the accessibility of polling places & alternative voting methods. Illus.
