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Title 52, Voting and ElectionsRelease 119-110

§21021 Payments to States and Units of Local Government to Assure Access for Individuals with Disabilities

Title 52 › Subtitle II — Voting Assistance and Election Administration › CHAPTER 209 — ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT › SUBCHAPTER II — COMMISSION › Part D — Election Assistance › subpart 2 — payments to states and units of local government to assure access for individuals with disabilities › § 21021

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Health and Human Services must pay eligible States and local governments to make polling places — entrances, exits, paths, and voting areas — accessible to people with disabilities, including those who are blind or visually impaired, and to pay for outreach, information, and training so they can vote with privacy and independence. Payments must start no later than six months after October 29, 2002, and must be made at least once each year.

Full Legal Text

Title 52, §21021

Voting and Elections, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make a payment to each eligible State and each eligible unit of local government (as described in section 21023 of this title).
(b)Use of funds
An eligible State and eligible unit of local government shall use the payment received under this subpart for— (1)
(2)providing individuals with disabilities and the other individuals described in paragraph (1) with information about the accessibility of polling places, including outreach programs to inform the individuals about the availability of accessible polling places and training election officials, poll workers, and election volunteers on how best to promote the access and participation of individuals with disabilities in elections for Federal office.
(c)Schedule of payments
As soon as practicable after October 29, 2002 (but in no event later than 6 months thereafter), and not less frequently than once each calendar year thereafter, the Secretary shall make payments under this subpart.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 15421 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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Citation

52 U.S.C. § 21021

Title 52, Voting and Elections

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110