Section 21-4-20 Legislative intent. It is the intention of the Legislature in enacting this article to promote the fundamental right to vote by requiring registration and polling places for state elections to be readily accessible to handicapped and elderly individuals. (Acts 1985, No. 85-234, p. 133, §1.)
Section 21-4-21 Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, the following terms shall have meanings ascribed to them as follows: (1) ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL. An individual 65 years of age or older; (2) ELECTION FOR STATE OFFICE. A general, special primary, or runoff election for an executive, legislative, or […]
Section 21-4-22 Promulgation of guidelines. (a) The Attorney General of this state, in consultation with the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, and in accordance with Section 553 of Title 5, United States Code, shall promulgate, within six months of April 8, 1985, guidelines to assure that registration and polling place facilities used […]
Section 21-4-23 Registration and voting aids. (a) The appropriate election officials in the several counties of this state shall make available registration and voting aids for handicapped and elderly individuals in state elections. These aids shall include, but are not limited to: (1) Instructions, printed in large type, conspicuously displayed at each voter registration site […]
Section 21-4-24 Actions for injunctive relief to enforce article. (a) Whenever the Attorney General of this state has reason to believe that (1) A registration or polling place does not comply with the standards prescribed under subsection (a) of Section 21-4-23; or (2) A county has failed to provide registration and voting aids as required […]
