DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate joins the Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council in promoting National Disability Voter Registration Week, which runs July 13 through 17. The initiative is a nationwide nonpartisan effort to register, educate and prepare voters with disabilities for the 2020 elections. Approximately 300,000 Iowans have a disability.
“I want voters with disabilities to know there are resources available to help them register and to cast their ballots,” Pate said, “We’ve made great strides to expand options like curbside voting and accessible equipment at every polling place, and created large print voter registration forms for Iowans with low vision.”
This effort is also being partnered with the Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council. National Disability Voter Registration Week is coordinated by the American Association of People with Disabilities’ REV UP Campaign for voter registration, education and engagement.
Videos, brochures and other information about voting with disabilities is available on the Secretary of State’s website at sos.iowa.gov/disabilities.
To register to vote, Iowans should visit sos.iowa.gov/register to vote.