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            Disability Rights Center of Kansas (DRC)
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      Help America Vote Act of 2002 - HAVA

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      KSDISABILITYVOTE.ORG
      is a project of DRC Kansas
      to help you get registered to vote and understand your rights!
      Help America Vote Act of 2002
      As the official Protection and Advocacy System for Kansas, the Disability 
      Rights Center is partially funded through the federal Help America Vote 
      Act of 2002 (HAVA).  HAVA, 42 U.S.C. § 15301-15545 , was signed into law 
      on October 29, 2002, to overhaul federal elections in the United States 
      through a new set of minimum voting standards that each state and 
      territory must follow. 
      To the disability community, HAVA is more than an election reform statute; 
      it is a fundamental rights and civil rights law. It gave individuals with 
      disabilities what no other previous civil rights statute had given before: 
      the right to participate in elections as other voters do and to cast a 
      private and independent ballot.
      Part of HAVA is the Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) 
      program.  The purpose of the PAVA program is to "ensure the full 
      participation in the electoral process for individuals with disabilities, 
      including registering to vote, casting a vote and accessing polling 
      places." DRC’s unique role under HAVA and PAVA is to advocate to help 
      ensure this purpose is carried out, including registering people with 
      disabilities and helping them cast a ballot.  DRC is non-partisan and does 
      not advocate for any particular candidates, political parties, etc.    
      More in-depth information about  HAVA can be found at the National 
      Disability Rights Network (NDRN) (HAVA)
      If you have any questions or need assistance please contact DRC.
      DRC’s goal is to make this website understandable and useful.  This 
      website is not intended to provide specific legal advice.  Please contact 
      and attorney for advice or for assistance based on you particular 
      situation.  
      DRC is the Official Protection and Advocacy System for Kansas. "The cost 
      of ksdisabilityvote.org was paid for by a grant from the Administration on 
      Developmental Disabilities (grant # G0703KSVOTP)"  
       
       
       
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