Title 52 — Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-73
§10508 Voting assistance for blind, disabled or illiterate persons
Title 52 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Voting Rights › Chapter CHAPTER 105— - SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS › § 10508
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Title 52, §10508
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Any voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write may be given assistance by a person of the voter’s choice, other than the voter’s employer or agent of that employer or officer or agent of the voter’s union.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1973aa–6 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 97–205, § 5, June 29, 1982, 96 Stat. 134, provided that this section is effective Jan. 1, 1984.
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52 U.S.C. § 10508
Title 52 — Voting and Elections
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73