SB 605

Abstract

Assistance for certain voters outside of the polling place; definition of "person with a disability"; training. Amends the definition of "person with a disability" for purposes of the Elections title to mean any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of his major life activities or who has a record of such impairment. The bill provides that any qualified voter who is a person with a disability shall be eligible for assistance outside of the polling place and makes technical amendments for consistency. The bill requires the training required for all officers of election to include specific training on voting outside of a polling place and directs the Department of Elections to incorporate into guidance documents for election officials the processes and procedures for voting outside of the polling place, including best practices for providing assistance for voters with disabilities. This bill is identical to HB 441.

Assistance for certain voters outside of thepolling place; definition of "disability"; training. Expands thedefinition of "disability" for purposes of providing assistance outsideof a polling place for voters with disabilities to include any permanentor temporary disability. Under current law, such definition of "disability"is limited to a permanent or temporary physical disability. Thebill requires the training required for all officers of electionto include specific training on voting outside of a polling placeand directs the Department of Elections to incorporate into guidancedocuments for election officials the processes and procedures for voting outside of the polling place, including best practices forproviding assistance for voters with disabilities.