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Voting Guide: Guide to the Voting Rights of People with Mental Disabilities (68 pages):

• Single 5-1/2"x8-1/2" pages (1.3 mb)
• Spreads for printing on 8-1/2"x11" paper (1.1 mb)
• Also available for purchase

Handouts and flyers for posting in facilities and at polls:

• For voters with mental disabilities, explaining basic voting rights (1-page PDF)
• For advocates, family members, poll workers and others, on providing help to voters with disabilities--who can, and how (2-page PDF)

Litigation

• Missouri P&A v. Scaletty & Carnahan

Additional Resources:

• Clearinghouse Review Article on Voting Rights of Older Adults with Cognitive Impairments (9/08)
• Chart of State Laws on Voting Qualifications Affecting People with Mental Disabilities (6/16/08)
• Chart of State Laws on Voter Challenges (10/26/08)

News Releases 

• Appeals Court Favors Individual Determination of Voting Rights for Disenfranchised Citizens with Mental Disabilities (8/23/07)
• Legal Advocates Challenge Missouri Voter Practices (10/8/04)

Media

• Kansans to Vote on Voting Rights of Kansans with Mental Illnesses, KCUR News (10/26/10)
  
• Elections Board Won't Take Away Mens' Vote, Providence Journal (5/29/08)
• Cranston Drops 2 Mentally Ill Inmates from Voter List, Providence Journal (8/21/07)
• A Duty Denied: State law another obstacle for O'Fallon teen who considers voting a right, St. Louis Post-Dispatch writer's blog (8/21/07)
• Disabled, Disenfranchised, St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial (2/26/07)