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Disabled Voter Accessibility
The disabled community is diverse! Necessary accommodations for disabled voters include physically accessible polling places, mail-in ballots, and non-paper ballots that can be cast securely and independently for voters with print disabilities.
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Disabled voters often rely on support from volunteers or family members to deliver their ballots. Laws should support the voter assistance that disabled voters rely on.
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Voters with disabilities rely more heavily on mail-in or absentee voting to make their voices heard. These options should be made as accessible as possible for these voters.​​
The LWV advocates that many voters cannot get to physical polling places — possibly waiting in long lines, in the middle of the week to cast a ballot. Our election system must allow voters the option of receiving a ballot in the mail and sending it back or placing it in an accessible drop box.​​
2025 Disability Voting Rights Week ProclamationSeptember 8-12, 2025
2025REV UP: Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!
WHEREAS over 70 million people with disabilities live in every community across the United States, comprising nearly one-quarter of the nation’s population;
WHEREAS more than 40.2 million eligible voters in the United States are people with disabilities, representing close to one-sixth of the total electorate;
WHEREAS the disability community has a vital stake in local, state, and national policies and decisions that directly affect our daily lives;
WHEREAS accessible voting is essential to ensure that these policies reflect the needs, experiences, and priorities of people with disabilities; WHEREAS voting is one way for the disability community to have a say in the people and policies that impact our communities;
WHEREAS REV UP, which stands for “Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!” is a national nonpartisan effort to build civic engagement in the disability community and improve election accessibility;
WHEREAS the REV UP movement was created by grassroots disabled activists and is driven by the power of local leaders and the belief that meaningful change starts at the community level;
WHEREAS members of the cross-disability community are organizing the 8th annual Disability Voting Rights Week from September 8 to 12, 2025, with activities and events taking place across the country;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the League of Women Voters affirms its support for the growing leadership and civic participation of the disability community;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the League of Women Voters proclaims the week of September 8 to 12, 2025, as Disability Voting Rights Week, and encourages residents, leaders, and organizations to engage, educate, and promote the power of the disability vote.