Elections 101
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How to Vote in Six Easy Steps
Resources and tools for voter education
- The US Election Assistance Commission created this tip sheet to help voters with disabilities vote privately and independently.
- Election Laws – Electionary provides an online guide to state election laws in the US.
- SignVote
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Types of Elections and What's on the Ballot?
Resources and tools for voter education
- The US Election Assistance Commission created this tip sheet to help voters with disabilities vote privately and independently.
- Election Laws – Electionary provides an online guide to state election laws in the US.
- SignVote
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Choosing a Party or Political Affiliation
Resources and tools for voter education
- The US Election Assistance Commission created this tip sheet to help voters with disabilities vote privately and independently.
- Election Laws – Electionary provides an online guide to state election laws in the US.
- SignVote
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Primaries 101
Resources and tools for voter education
- The US Election Assistance Commission created this tip sheet to help voters with disabilities vote privately and independently.
- Election Laws – Electionary provides an online guide to state election laws in the US.
- SignVote
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Understanding Ballot Initiatives
Resources and tools for voter education
- The US Election Assistance Commission created this tip sheet to help voters with disabilities vote privately and independently.
- Election Laws – Electionary provides an online guide to state election laws in the US.
- SignVote
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Understanding the Electoral College
Resources and tools for voter education
- The US Election Assistance Commission created this tip sheet to help voters with disabilities vote privately and independently.
- Election Laws – Electionary provides an online guide to state election laws in the US.
- SignVote
Resources and tools for voter education
- The US Election Assistance Commission created this tip sheet to help voters with disabilities vote privately and independently.
- Election Laws – Electionary provides an online guide to state election laws in the US.
- SignVote – SignVote is a Deaf and Hard of Hearing community-based Voter GOTV mobilization effort.
- Rooted In Rights – Watch a video and read through an informative page on how to register, where to learn about the candidates and issues, and how to find other resources. Check it out!
- #CripTheVote – Find blogs on Voting, Disabled Youth, & #CripTheVote and Disability Advocacy and Twitter: Why Use it?. You can also join the conversation online with #CripTheVote.
- One Vote Now – Partner project of NACDD and DREDF to enhance the voting bloc of people with disabilities. Visit their site for information on voting, registration, and polling place accessibility.
- Barrier to Voting for Older Americans – Senators Bob Casey and Amy Klobuchar released a report on Barriers to Voting for Older Americans: How States are Making it Harder for Seniors to Vote and What can be Done to Make it Easier.
- Tools to Rate Website Accessibility – The Pew Charitable Trusts wrote an article about various web accessibility tools to help ensure that voters with disabilities can access your content.
- Voting Methods and Equipment By State – The types of voting equipment used in the United States vary significantly from state to state. Ballotpedia offers this state-by-state guide.
- Election Assistance Commission – The national clearinghouse of information on election administration, from voting system testing and certification to data on how Americans voted in recent federal elections.Click here to learn more about voting accessibility.
- A poll worker’s guide to assisting voters with disabilities – A resource for poll workers produced by Disability Rights Tennessee.
- Top 3 best fact checking sites – icitizen shared a blog about the top 3 best fact checking sites to help stay on top of the news and determine the truth.
- Guide for Political Campaign Staff – The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) created “Including People with Disabilities in Your Political Campaign: A Guide for Campaign Staff” to assist political campaigns with understanding the access needs, potential barriers, and interests of the disability community.
- Current Elected Officials with Disabilities – The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) tracks current elected officials with disabilities in their open source database.
- Information for College Voters – The Campus Election Engagement Project is a nonpartisan tool created by Campus Select to inform young, college-age voters of their local candidates’ stances on various issues.
- Information on Current Candidates – The BallotReady tool is used to create a personalized, interactive ballot based on your voting location that will inform you of the issues and candidates you will be voting on.
