Voters with Disabilities

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REGISTRATION ACCOMMODATIONS


If you cannot sign your name on your Voter Registration Application due to a physical disability, you may:

  • Use a signature stamp that meets the standards of the Office of Disability Services.

  • Register in person at the Carson City County Clerk or Registrar of Voters office.

Carson City Clerk-Recorder
Elections Department
885 E. Musser St., Ste. 1025
Carson City, NV 89701
(775)887-2087 Telephone

  •  If you are unable to appear in person, please contact the Carson City County Clerk.

 

VOTING ACCOMMODATIONS


Polling Places:

Voters with disabilities are accommodated inside of polling places on election day and during early voting.  All polling places are accessible to voters with disabilities.

Inside Polling Places:

If you are a voter with disabilities, you may request to have priority in voting.  Election officials will take you to the front of the line for processing at the check-in table.  You may then have first preference in voting on the priority voting machine designated for voters with disabilities.

Signing the Roster:

If you cannot sign your name in the precinct register because of a physical disability, you may still vote.  Election officials will identify you by asking you questions about personal data from your voter registration records.

 

VOTING MACHINE ACCOMMODATIONS 


You have several options for casting your ballot inside the voting machine booth.

Voters with vision impairments:

  • Voting machines text can be enlarged.

  • Audio voting is available at all early voting sites and all election day polling places to permit voting in complete privacy without assistance from another person.

  • Another individual may assist you in casting your ballot, as long as you give them the consent to do so.

You may not be assisted by:  your employer or agent of your employer, or officer or agent of your labor organization.

 

WHEELCHAIR ACCOMMODATIONS


The height of the voting machine's booth is adjustable for wheelchairs enabling voting without assistance in complete privacy with physical ease. 

 

MAIL BALLOT

  • Marking and signing of a ballot requires a signature on the Mail Ballot envelope on the designated line.

IF YOU CANNOT SIGN YOUR NAME:

If you cannot sign your name because of physical disability, you may still vote by mail as long as person assisting you has indicated so on the ballot envelope and included their name, address, and signature in the designated area.

  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


For further questions regarding accommodations for voters with disabilities and elderly voters, please contact the County Clerk's office:

CARSON CITY CLERK-RECORDER
885 E Musser St., Ste. 1025
Carson City, NV 89701
(775)887-2087 Telephone
(775)887-2146 Facsimile
elections@hongjiuchina.com

You may also view the Nevada Secretary of State's web site for additional information.

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