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Disabilities Rights Information:
Polling Place Accessibility

The Travis County Clerk’s Elections Division is dedicated to making all polling places fully accessible including the pathway to the polling place, and seeking input from the community to assure that accessibility. Polling places are inspected to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and election workers are trained to offer support to persons with special needs.

Polling Place Accessibility Requirements

1. If parking is available, one parking space is van accessible and marked as disabled parking.
2. The accessible parking spaces are closest to the polling area.
3. The walkways, doorways, etc. from the disabled parking space to the polling area are at least 32 inches wide.
4. The voting area must be: 1) on the ground floor, meaning it can be entered from the street; or 2) accessible by an elevator with doors that open at least 36 inches wide.
5. Entrance and exit doors must be at least 32 inches wide.
6. Any curb next to the main entrance to the polling place must have curb-cuts or temporary non-slip ramps.
7. The polling place may not have any barriers that impede the path of a voter with a physical disability, such as gravel, automatically closing gates, closed doors without level-type handles, etc.
8. There is a route of travel that does not require the use of stairs.
9. All inaccessible doorways have signs indicating the location of the nearest accessible entrance.
10. All thresholds cannot exceed one-half inch.
11. The door handle is operable with a closed fist.
12. Signs are posted designating the path of travel (for disabled voters) to the voting area.
13. Provide extra seating for disabled voters.

Polling Place Accessibility Solutions

1. Signage provided by Travis County Elections designates disabled parking.
2. Signs direct voters along an accessible path to the voting area.
3. Doors can be propped open.
4. If needed, a Sites Representative from the Travis County Elections Division (854-4996) can have a ramp constructed for the polling place.

Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 3:15 PM