Sources & Definitions
Definitions
Curbside Voting
Election judges will bring a ballot to your car if necessary
Equitable Treatment
Giving everyone what they need to be successful (Equality is treating everyone the same)
Guardianship
When someone is legally responsible for the care of another
Marginalized
Social marginalization happens when a group of people are denied equal and adequate opportunity to determine their treatment by the members of the broader society. It usually includes the lack of representation, recognition of rights and equal redistribution of resources and services
No-Excuse Absentee Voting
A program that allows any voter to vote early by mail or in certain polling places
Secret Ballot
A method of voting that ensures that all votes are cast in secret, so that the voter is not influenced by any other individual, and at the time of voting no one else knows who the voter chose
Sources
Websites and Online Resources
- Reducing Obstacles to Voting for People with Disabilities, A White Paper prepared for the Presidential Commission on Election Administrations, June 23, 2013, Lisa Schur, J.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Rutgers University
- Disability Characteristics, 2008-2012. American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
- Reported Voting and Registration by Sex, Employment Status, Class of Worker, and Disability Status: November 2012.
- Disability, Voter Turnout, and Voting Difficulties in the 2012 Elections. Schur, Adya and Kruse.
- Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Fact Sheet
- MN Votes: Absentee Voting
- MN Votes: Assistance at the Polling Place
- Minnesota Secretary of State: Using AutoMark (captioned video)
- MN Vote: Cognitive Impairment or Under Guardianship
- MN Vote: Voting from a Residential Facility
- Minnesota State Council on Disability: Know Your Rights on Election Day
- Minnesota Disability Law Center (MDLC) Voter Hotline
- MN Votes: Report a Potential Violation
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminated many of the historical barriers to voting by giving the federal government...
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