2004 ADA Checklist for Polling Places

After Completing the Survey

Completed polling place surveys will provide the information needed to determine which sites are accessible and which may become accessible with permanent or temporary modifications.  Checklists where most answers are “yes” will usually indicate an accessible polling place. Others, where some answers are “no,” may become accessible if permanent or temporary modifications are done to remove barriers. Polling places in older buildings may have few accessible features but some of these voting facilities may be able to be made accessible with temporary modifications, such as portable ramps at the entrance and accessible parking spaces marked off by traffic cones. There may also be some sites that cannot be made accessible so plans will be needed to offer accessible voting in some other way.

For more information about temporary modifications, see Temporary Solutions for Election Day at the end of each section of this document.

Alterations

When State and local governments make permanent modifications or alterations to facilities that serve as polling places these alterations must comply with the ADA Standards.

For more information visit the ADA Website to view or download the ADA Standards, technical assistance materials, and general ADA information.

www.ada.gov

For specific questions about the ADA, call the Department of Justice ADA Information Line.

800‒514‒0301 (voice)

800‒514‒0383 ( TTY)