Protection and Advocacy for the Help America Vote Act (PAVA)
Established in 2003 as part of the Help American Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). The PAVA program seeks to ensure that individuals with disabilities have full participation in the electoral process through voter education regarding registering to vote, casting a vote and accessing the polling sites. Activities also include training of poll officials and polling site accessibility surveys.
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WV Counties Polling Site Accessibility Reports
Click here to see if your polling place is accessible. The reports are arranged by county.
Assess your Polling Sites for Accessibility
People vote in many different places, such as libraries, schools, fire stations, churches, and even in shops or other private businesses and are known as polling places during elections. These places need to be accessible to people with disabilities.
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The ADA Checklist for Polling Places provides guidance to election officials for determining whether a polling place already has the basic accessibility features needed by most voters with disabilities or can be made accessible on Election Day using temporary solutions to remove barriers.
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Polling Place Accessibility Survey
We would like to hear about your experiences while voting!
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NOTE: This version of our survey will need to be mailed to us.
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Funding Source
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
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Voting Guides
PAVA Publications
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