Accessible voting education and outreach

If you are involved in the disability community, King County Elections has these created tools and materials to help you with voter education and outreach:

Videos

Learn more about King County’s accessible voting options with these short videos. Or, read transcripts of the videos.

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Downloadable Signs, Handouts, and Illustrations

King County Elections has created signs , handouts , and illustrations that you can use when conducting voter education and outreach in the disability community. Download these files for display or distribution.

Signs (PDFs)

To download, right click (or control-click on a Mac) and save it on your computer.

• Accessible voting centers 8 ½ x 11 (pdf) (election specific): 8 ½ x 11-inch sign describes accessible voting centers. Lists hours and locations for accessible voting centers in specific elections.
• Accessible voting centers 11 x 17 (pdf) (election specific): 11 x 17-inch sign describes accessible voting centers. Lists hours and locations for accessible voting centers in specific elections.
• Mobilize and vote 8 ½ x 11: 8 ½ x 11-inch sign encourages planning ahead when visiting an accessible voting center. Includes placeholder for listing transportation information specific to your group or organization.
• Mobilize and vote 11 x 17: 11 x 17-inch sign encourages planning ahead when visiting an accessible voting center. Includes placeholder for listing transportation information specific to your group or organization.
• Register to vote 8 ½ x 11: 8 ½ x 11-inch sign promotes registering to vote voting for people with disabilities.
• Register to vote 11 x 17: 11 x 17-inch sign promotes registering to vote voting for people with disabilities.

Handouts (PDFs)

To download, right click (or control-click on a Mac) and save it on your computer.

• 2012 voter’s calendar: Handout lists key dates for the 2012 elections.
• Accessible voting centers (pdf) (election specific): Handout lists hours and locations for accessible voting centers in specific elections. Four handouts per page.
• How to vote: Handout provides instructions on how to vote by mail.
• Online resources: Handout lists the online resources for voters.
• Signature challenge: Handout describes the importance of signing the voter’s declaration on the ballot return envelope and what to do if your signature is challenged.

Illustrations (PNGs)

To download, right click (or control-click on a Mac) and save it on your computer.

• Accessible voting unit (AVU): Illustration of an accessible voting unit.
• Ballot: Illustration of a ballot.
• Ballot envelope (back): Illustration of the back of a ballot envelope.
• Ballot envelope (front): Illustration of the front of a ballot envelope.
• Registering to vote: Illustration of a woman registering to vote online.
• Returning your ballot – ballot drop box: Illustration of a man returning his ballot in a ballot drop box.
• Returning your ballot – mail: Illustration of a woman in a wheelchair returning her ballot in the mail.
• Signing the ballot return envelope: Illustration of a person signing the ballot return envelope.
• Using an accessible voting unit: Illustration of a non-sighted woman using the headphones on an Accessible voting unit (AVU).
• Visiting an accessible voting center: Illustration of a non-sighted woman boarding a bus to visit an accessible voting center.
• Voting at home: Illustration of a man filling out a vote by mail ballot at home.

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Widgets

Place one or both of these widgets on your personal or your organization’s website or blog. Copy the code for the widget you want and paste it where you would like it to appear.

• Accessible voting in King County – square widget
  

  <a href=”http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections”><img src=http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/images/accessibility/illustrations/AV-square-163.png" alt=”King County Elections: Accessible Voting” width=”163” height=”164” border=”0” / ></a>

  
• Accessible voting in King County – vertical widget
  

  <a href=”http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections”><img src=http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/images/accessibility/illustrations/AV-vertical-164.png" alt=”King County Elections: Accessible Voting” width=”163” height=”259” border=”0” / ></a>

  

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