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The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (VAEHA) P.L. 98-435, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973ee–1973ee-6, is a United States law passed in 1984 that mandates easy access for handicapped and elderly person to voter registration and polling places during Federal elections.
Apr. 3—CONCORD — Secretary of State David Scanlan said the state has enough surplus in a federal election fund that he supports making grants to help cities and towns replace aging voting ...
Election experts say the aging AccuVote ballot tabulators in use across roughly half the state’s towns and cities don’t pose additional security risks. ... any problems with voting machines or ...
An aging U.S. population and the rise of long COVID mean voters with disabilities may have more of an impact on the upcoming ... Voting participation among people with disabilities was nearly 62% ...
The voting age was reduced when the Bill's provisions came into force on 1 July 2007. [39] Austria thus became the first member of the European Union, and the first of the developed world democracies, to adopt a voting age of 16 for all purposes. [26] Lowering the voting age encouraged political interest in young people in Austria.
ERIC member states and withdrawn states as of July 2024 [5]. The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is a nonprofit organization in the United States whose goal is to improve electoral integrity by helping states improve the accuracy of voter rolls, increase access to voter registration, reduce election costs, and increase efficiencies in elections.
The Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) are guidelines adopted by the United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for the certification of voting systems. The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC) drafts the VVSG and gives them to the EAC in draft form for their adoption.
Mar. 12—CONCORD — A new online portal for voters to begin the process to register or request an absentee took one step closer toward reality Tuesday. Secretary of State David Scanlan proposed ...