Establish an Election Assistance Commission Office of Accessibility to improve voting access for older individuals, people with disabilities, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and voters with limited English proficiency.

Mary Gay Scanlon · Pennsylvania · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Establish an Election Assistance Commission Office of Accessibility.. Promised outcome: Improved federal focus on accessibility in voter registration and voting for older individuals, people with disabilities, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and voters with limited English proficiency.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Introduced as part of the Accessible Voting Act of 2026 in the 119th Congress while serving as U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 5th District.

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‘‘SEC. 223. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION OFFICE OF 11 ACCESSIBILITY. 12 ‘‘(a) E STABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 13 the Election Assistance Commission Office of Accessibility 14 (hereinafter in this part referred to as the ‘Office of Acces-15 sibility’).

Scanlon introduced legislation that would create an Election Assistance Commission Office of Accessibility.

accessible_voting_act_of_2026.pdf
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The Accessible Voting Act , which Scanlon co-leads with Reps. Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Lateefah Simon (CA-12), would support state and local election efforts through the establishment of the Office of Accessibility within the Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

The Accessible Voting Act would establish an Office of Accessibility within the Election Assistance Commission to support state and local election efforts.

Congresswoman Scanlon Introduces Bills to Improve Access to Ballot Amid Trump White House Voter Suppression Efforts | U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
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