Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact the Voters with Disabilities Bill of Rights to fulfill the promises of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and other civil rights laws which demand equal access to the ballot box for people with disabilities and to reaffirm and ensure that voters with disabilities have equal access to the ballot box.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 806 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact the Voters with Disabilities Bill of Rights to fulfill the promises of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and other civil rights laws which demand equal access to the ballot box for people with disabil- ities and to reaffirm and ensure that voters with disabilities have equal access to the ballot box. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 17, 2020 Ms. WILD (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. CLAY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. DEAN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SOTO, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. SCHA- KOWSKY, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. FUDGE, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. MENG, and Mr. LAN- GEVIN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact the Voters with Disabilities Bill of Rights to fulfill the promises of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and other civil rights laws which demand equal access to the ballot box for people with disabilities and to reaffirm and ensure that voters with disabilities have equal access to the ballot box. Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention re- ported that 61,000,000 Americans live with a disability; VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:34 Jan 17, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR806.IH HR806 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 806 IH Whereas the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University projected that in 2016 there were 35,400,000 people with disabilities eligible to vote in the United States, one-sixth of the total American electorate; Whereas, despite the size, diversity, and the interest of people with disabilities to participate in the United States elec- toral system, America’s elections are woefully, inexcus- ably, and unjustly not fully accessible to all voters; Whereas the Government Accountability Office found that 65 percent of voting stations had an accessible voting system that could impede the casting of a private and inde- pendent vote in 2016; Whereas despite the demonstrated investment of the dis- ability community in elections, people with disabilities continue to turn out to vote at a lower rate than their nondisabled peers; and Whereas the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University found that voter turnout of people with disabilities lagged behind the nondisabled population by a difference of 6 percentage points in 2016 and 5.7 percentage points in 2012: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep- 1 resentatives that Congress should enact the Voters with 2 Disabilities Bill of Rights to fulfill the promises of the 3 Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and other civil 4 rights laws which demand equal access to the ballot box 5 for people with disabilities and to reaffirm and ensure that 6 voters with disabilities have equal access to the ballot box, 7 including by the following: 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:34 Jan 17, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR806.IH HR806 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 806 IH (1) Reaffirming the right to a private and inde- 1 pendent vote. 2 (2) Reaffirming the right to equal access to 3 voter registration. 4 (3) Reaffirming the right to request accom- 5 modations and materials in accessible formats while 6 voting. 7 (4) Reaffirming the right to the assistant of his 8 or her choice while voting, with the exception of the 9 voter’s employer or union representative. 10 (5) Reaffirming the right to an accommodation 11 when waiting in line at a polling place. 12 (6) Reaffirming the right to obtain new ballots 13 for voters who make mistakes while filling out their 14 ballots. 15 (7) Ensuring the right to vote after the polls 16 close if they are in line, or waiting to vote curbside, 17 prior to the polls closing. 18 (8) Reaffirming the right to an accessible poll- 19 ing station. 20 (9) Ensuring the right to vote while under 21 guardianship. 22 (10) Ensuring the ability to report violations of 23 their voting rights and advocate on problems they 24 experienced while voting. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:07 Jan 17, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR806.IH HR806 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 806 IH (11) Ensuring access to voting systems and ma- 1 terials in polling places that are accessible, timely, 2 and well-maintained. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:34 Jan 17, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR806.IH HR806 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS