Laws Affecting Voting:

• Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002
  
  This federal law was passed to address the voting issues that arose in the fall 2000 elections. The law requires states to play a more central role in election administration and take greater responsibility. The law requires states to meet certain accessibility requirements by January 2006. It also requires the establishment of a statewide voter registration list. The law provides some federal funds to help states purchase accessible voting equipment.
  
  For more information, contact:
  Voting Section
  Civil Rights Division
  U.S. Department of Justice
  P.O. Box 66128
  Washington, D.C. 20035-6128
  800/253-3931 (Voice/TTY)
  http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/
  
  Also contact James Dickson at the American Association of People with Disabilities at:
  AAPD Disability Vote Project
  1629 K Street NW, Suite 503
  Washington, DC 20006
  800/840-8844 (Voice/TTY)
  http://www.aapd-dc.org/dvpmain/newdvpindex.html
  
  
• National Voter Registration Act of 1993
  
  This Act is also known as the "Motor Voter Act". This Act makes it easier for all Americans to exercise their fundamental right to vote. One of the basic purposes of the Act is to increase the historically low registration rates of minorities and persons with disabilities that have resulted from discrimination. The Motor Voter Act requires all offices of State-funded programs that are primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities to provide all program applicants with voter registration forms, to assist them in completing the forms, and to transmit completed forms to the appropriate State official.
  
  In Wisconsin this Act does not apply, since the state has a same day registration law. Therefore service providers are exempt from providing voter registration materials to program participants, assisting them with completing the forms and sending the forms to the appropriate State official for processing. All of these efforts are voluntary in Wisconsin.
  
  For more information, contact:
  
  Voting Section
  Civil Rights Division
  U.S. Department of Justice
  P.O. Box 66128
  Washington, D.C. 20035-6128
  
  800/253-3931 (voice/TTY)
  www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting
  
  
• Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984
  
  This federal law generally requires polling places across the United States to be physically accessible to people with disabilities for federal elections. Where no accessible location is available to serve as a polling place, a political subdivision must provide an alternate means of casting a ballot on the day of the election. This law also requires states to make available registration and voting aids for disabled and elderly voters, including information by telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDDs) which are also known as teletypewriters (TTYs). For more information about the Act, contact:
  
  Voting Section
  Civil Rights Division
  U.S. Department of Justice
  P.O. Box 66128
  Washington, D.C. 20035-6128
  
  800/253-3931 (voice/TTY)
  www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting
  
  
• The League of Women's Voters of Wisconsin has developed a brief summary of the voting requirements in Wisconsin
  
  
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the ADA also address access issues for people with disabilities who want to vote.