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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1973ee-1. Selection of polling facilities
(a) Accessibility to all polling places as responsibility of each
political subdivision
Within each State, except as provided in subsection (b) of this
section, each political subdivision responsible for conducting
elections shall assure that all polling places for Federal
elections are accessible to handicapped and elderly voters.
(b) Exception
Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to a polling place
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(1) in the case of an emergency, as determined by the chief
election officer of the State; or
(2) if the chief election officer of the State -
(A) determines that all potential polling places have been
surveyed and no such accessible place is available, nor is the
political subdivision able to make one temporarily accessible,
in the area involved; and
(B) assures that any handicapped or elderly voter assigned to
an inaccessible polling place, upon advance request of such
voter (pursuant to procedures established by the chief election
officer of the State) -
(i) will be assigned to an accessible polling place, or
(ii) will be provided with an alternative means for casting
a ballot on the day of the election.
(c) Report to Federal Election Commission
(1) Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, the
chief election officer of each State shall report to the Federal
Election Commission, in a manner to be determined by the
Commission, the number of accessible and inaccessible polling
places in such State on the date of the preceding general Federal
election, and the reasons for any instance of inaccessibility.
(2) Not later than April 30 of each odd-numbered year, the
Federal Election Commission shall compile the information reported
under paragraph (1) and shall transmit that information to the
Congress.
(3) The provisions of this subsection shall only be effective for
a period of 10 years beginning on September 28, 1984.
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