Provide states and local governments with resources and expanded federal support to improve accessibility in voter registration, absentee voting, and in-person voting.

Mary Gay Scanlon · Pennsylvania · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Provide state and local governments with accessibility resources and expand federal oversight and support for voting systems.. Promised outcome: Older individuals, people with disabilities, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and voters with limited English proficiency would have improved access to registration and ballot casting.. 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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(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to improve 14 access for older individuals, individuals with disabilities, 15 Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and individuals with 16 limited proficiency in the English language to register to 17 vote and to cast a ballot by— 18 (1) providing States and local governments with 19 resources to improve accessibility when registering to 20 vote, voting by absentee, and casting a ballot in per-21 son; and 22 (2) expanding Federal oversight and support to 23 ensure greater accessibility to State voting systems.

The bill states its purpose is to improve voting access by giving state and local governments resources and expanding federal oversight and support.

accessible_voting_act_of_2026.pdf
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The Accessible Voting Act would support state and local efforts to remove barriers to voting and expand accessibility.

Scanlon's release says the Accessible Voting Act would support state and local efforts to remove barriers to voting and expand accessibility.

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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The bill would also create a new state grant program through the Office of Accessibility for the improvement of accessible voting options, and reauthorize and expand grants through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve voter accessibility for older Americans and people with disabilities.

The Accessible Voting Act would create a new state grant program for accessible voting options and reauthorize and expand HHS grants for voter accessibility.

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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