Disability Vote California
Our mission is to engage and inform voters with disabilities and empower members of our community to facilitate access to voting for ourselves and our friends and neighbors with disabilities.
Disability Vote California is a non-partisan campaign to eliminate barriers to voting, promote accessibility of voting technology and polling places; educate voters about issues and candidates; promote turnout of voters with disabilities across the state; engage candidates and the media on disability issues, and protect eligible voters’ right to participate in elections.
Information and Resources
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Election 2020
California Official Voter Information Guide and Ballot Tracker:
- Track your California ballot
- 2020 Voter Information Guide - standard format PDF
- 2020 Voter Information Guide – large print and audio
Plan to vote:
- Questions about voting? Drop by our Voter Office Hours and get help on Zoom each Tuesday from 3:00 - 4:00PM (October 13, 20, 27 & November 3rd) Traducción en español esta disponible
- Plan to Vote: The Future of the Disability Community Depends on You!
- Planifique para votar: ¡el futuro de la comunidad con discapacidad depende de usted!
- Voting in a Pandemic: California’s Plan Explained
- Votar en una pandemia: explicación del plan de California
Voter Registration
Vote by Mail
- COVID-19 Update from the California Secretary of State
- Many Voters with Disabilities Can Vote by Mail Privately and Independently (Remote Accessible Vote-By-Mail (RAVBM))
- Muchos electores con discapacidades pueden votar por correo de forma privada e independiente (Los sistemas de Voto por correo accesible a distancia (RAVBM, Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail))
Supporting Voters with Disabilities in Your Life
- Supported Decision-Making - Empower Their Right to Vote! (Family Members and Supporters) From Disability Vote California
- Supported Decision-Making - Empower Their Right to Vote! (Service Providers) From Disability Vote California
Plain Language Guides for Voters with Disabilities
- If you missed the voter registration deadline you can still vote! Conditional/Same Day Voter Registration
- ¡Aún puede votar si no cumplió con la fecha límite de registro de votantes! Registro de votantes condicional/en el mismo día
- Provisional Ballots
- Boletas provisionales
- Register Change Lives!
- ¡Cuando te registras para votar, puedes cambiar tu vida!
- How You Can Vote in 2020
- Cómo puede votar en 2020
- Disability Voter Guide
- Guía para votantes con discapacidades
- The 2020 Election & You: Thinking about Disability
- La elección de 2020 y usted: pensando en la discapacidad
- Sample Questions for Candidates
- Ejemplos de preguntas para los candidatos
- Your Vote Counts: A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Voting in the U.S.
- Election 2020: Voter Guide on Propositions 15, 16, 19, 21, and 22
Answers for Voters with Disabilities
- Information from the Secretary of State
- Find your County Elections Office
- Questions about voter ID
- Voting rights of regional center consumers
- Voting Rights: Persons Subject to Conservatorship
- Voting under conservatorship
- Voting while hospitalized
- Voting when you have been placed outside of your county
- Your right to vote and register to vote when you are in a facility
- You can vote even if you can't sign your name
- People Experiencing Homelessness Can Register to Vote, Here’s How
- Voting Rights: Persons with a Criminal History
- I want to know more about the laws that protect voters with disabilities
- What type of voting equipment does California use?
- Disability Rights California, Voter Assistance Hotline – VOICE – 1.888.569.7955
- Disability Rights California, Voter Assistance Hotline - TTY – 1.800.719.5798
- Inclusive Civic Engagement Toolkit from Inclusion International
Find Nonpartisan Information
- Election Information from California Secretary of State's Office
- 2020 General Election Quick Reference Guide (ASL) Videos from California Secretary of State's Office
- League of Women Voters Easy Voter Guide (available in 5 languages)
- CalMatters Nov. 2020 California Election Guide
Engage Your Candidates
The following are Word Documents your organization can download, edit as needed, and submit to local candidates.
Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee (VAAC)
VAAC's are county and state level committees that make recommendations to the Secretary of State to improve access to voting and election materials for people with disabilities. Any registered voter can participate in a VAAC.
- Learn more about the statewide VAAC
- To participate in your county's VAAC contact your county clerk or registrar of voters or Start a VAAC in your county
Language Accessibility Advisory Committee (LAAC)
LAAC's are county and state level committees that make recommendations to the Secretary of State to improve access to voting and election materials for people who speak languages other than English. Any registered voter can participate in a LAAC.
- Learn more about the statewide LAAC
- To participate in your county's LAAC contact your county clerk or registrar of voters or Start a LAAC in your county
Expand Your Influence
- Use this script to call your friends and family and encourage them to vote.
- Follow #CripTheVote on Twitter to learn what people with disabilities are saying around the world
- Follow #DisabilityVoteCA on social media to share why voting is important to you.
- Download our "I vote because..." template to share why voting matters to you using #DisabilityVoteCA #RevUp
Vote Blog
In depth information on voting. We'll bring you something new each week until the election:
- Election Day is TOMORROW: Tips for In Person Voting
- La jornada electoral es MAÑANA: consejos para votar en persona
- Questions about Voting? Disability Vote California Voter Office Hours are Here to Help
- Miss the Voter Registration Deadline or Misplace Your Ballot? You Can Still Vote!
- Guides for Supporting Voters with Disabilities in Your Life
- Signing Your Ballot Envelope When You Vote: What People with Disabilities Need to Know
- Firmar el sobre de su boleta electoral cuando vote: lo que deben saber las personas con discapacidades
- Ballot Measures 101
- Facebook Premiere Event: Election 2020 It’s Your Choice
- 2020 Census
- Census and Voter Registration Outreach Opportunity
- People Experiencing Homelessness Can Register to Vote, Here’s How
- Las personas sin hogar pueden registrarse para votar: así es cómo
- New Plain Language One Page Guides for Voters with Disabilities
- Nuevas guías de una página en lenguaje sencillo para votantes con discapacidades
- Plan to Vote: The Future of the Disability Community Depends on You!
- Planifique para votar: ¡el futuro de la comunidad con discapacidad depende de usted!
- Voting in a Pandemic: California’s Plan Explained
- Votar en una pandemia: explicación del plan de California
- Looking for Information that is Not Partisan? Easy Voter Guides Now Available from the League of Women Voters
- Women’s Vote Centennial
- 91 Days Until the Election: Are You Vote Ready?
- Disability Vote California: Staying Engaged After National Disability Voter Registration Week
- National Disability Voter Registration Week – What are You Voting For?
- Remote Accessible Vote-By-Mail Information
- NDVRW Social Media Tools to Encourage Voter Registration
- California Voting Rights Under Conservatorship
- Learn About Voting: Plain Language Guides from The Arc of The United States
- Links Roundup: Presidential Candidates Share Their Disability Policy Plans
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