Sec. 103. Establishment of national voter accessibility website
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The purpose of this section is to create an accessible national website to provide support and information to State and local election officials, individuals with disabilities, and older individuals. Part 4 of subtitle A of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, as added by section 101 and amended by section 102, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Office of Accessibility shall work with State and local election officials to collect data and administer a public national voter accessibility website to— ensure individuals with disabilities and older individuals are provided easy access to clear and understandable voter information for each State, including— a link to each State accessible election website as described in section 304; information on voting timelines for each State, including deadlines to— register to vote; update voter registration information; submit an application to run for elected office; apply for an absentee ballot; and submit an absentee ballot; and a plain language description of the voting laws of each State, including information on— voter identification requirements; how to register to vote, update registration info, and confirm an individual is registered to vote in the State; the location and operating hours of polling places and the accessibility of polling places; the availability of aid or assistance for individuals with disabilities and older individuals to cast their vote in a manner that provides the same opportunity for access and participation (including privacy and independence) as for other voters at polling places; the availability of aid or assistance from State and local agencies for individuals with disabilities or older individuals who are not able to travel to the polling place; how to contact State, local, and Federal officials with complaints or grievances if individuals with disabilities and older individuals feel their ability to register to vote or vote has been blocked or delayed; and access to aging and disability support resources in the State, including— protection and advocacy systems (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 15002 )); and information on how to obtain transportation to the polls from State or local agencies; and provide a description of resources for local election officials to use in providing guidance to poll workers in order to ensure that polling places are accessible for individuals with disabilities and older individuals in a manner that provides the same opportunity for access and participation (including privacy and independence) as for other voters.
The Office of Accessibility shall maintain a database of complaints or grievances from individuals who feel their ability to register to vote or vote has been blocked or delayed, and the outcome of their complaints (as reported by States pursuant to section 297(d)). The Office of Accessibility shall make such complaints and a description of the outcomes of such complaints available to the public, while maintaining the anonymity of any individual who submits a complaint. The Office of Accessibility shall refer any complaints or grievances which violate Federal law to the Department of Justice.
In this section, the terms accessible , individual with a disability , older individual , and State have the meaning given those terms in section 304. . The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 224, as added by section 102(b), the following new item: Sec. 225. Establishment of national voter accessibility website. .
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