Your responsibilitY as support staff
People with disabilities have the right to vote. As their staff, you are responsible for supporting this right. You can help voters with disabilities in 3 easy steps:
1 Make sure they know how to register to vote Help them request an absentee ballot or get to the polls 2 during Early Voting or on Election Day their privacy and independence when they fill out 3 Maintain their ballot You must assist individuals with voter registration and getting to the polls even if you disagree with their candidate preference. It is illegal to coerce an individual to vote for a specific candidate. NYS Election Law §17-154(1). Only a judge can decide whether someone has the competency to vote. You cannot make that decision. A person can vote even if they have a guardian, unless a judge has specifically ordered that the individual is not competent to vote.