Is your polling place inaccessible? Report it now.

If you know your polling place is going to be inaccessible, phone it in now to the Election Protection hotline, report the location of your polling place, and how it’s inaccessible to voters with disabilities. As of today, only 35 calls of disability access problems have been logged, yet a 2001 GAO report shows that 84% of the country’s polling places are inaccessible. AAPD is collecting data to work on access after the 2004 election. Your call will help AAPD train the Election Protection operators if accessibility complaints come in prior to Election Day.

Anyone who has a problem at a polling place should call the Election Protection hotline at (866) OUR-VOTE, (866-687-8683), a national hotline staffed with attorneys and voting rights advocates. Hearing impaired callers need to use relay systems.

Angela Katsakis
Disability Vote Project Coordinator
American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD)
202-457-0046 x25
202-457-0473 fax
1629 K Street NW, Suite 503
Washington, DC 20006
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Call your local Board of Elections before Election Day to find the location of your polling place and its accessibility features is part of good planning. Election Day is Tuesday, November 2, 2004. As Justin Dart said, “Vote as if your life depended on it, because it does.”

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