Sec. 3.4. (a) As authorized under 52 U.S.C. 21021, a county election board may apply on behalf of a county to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for payments under HAVA (52 U.S.C. 21021 through 52 U.S.C. 21025) to do the following:
(1) Make polling places (including the path of travel, entrances, exits, and voting areas of each polling place) more accessible to individuals with disabilities, including the blind and visually impaired, in a manner that provides the same opportunity for access and participation (including privacy and independence) as other voters.
(2) Provide individuals with disabilities and other individuals described in subdivision (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.
(b) If a county election board submits an application under subsection (a), the application must:
(1) comply with 52 U.S.C. 21023; and
(2) be filed with the election division not later than the submission of the application under subsection (a).
(c) If a county election board receives payments from the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 52 U.S.C. 21021 through 52 U.S.C. 21025, the payments shall be deposited in the county general fund and appropriated to the county election board for the purposes described in the application. The county election board shall spend the money for the purposes described in the application.
(d) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21025, the county election board shall file a report with the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the activities conducted with these funds and the expenditures made with respect to the categories listed in subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2). The county election board shall file a copy of the report with the election division and the state board of accounts not later than the date the report is submitted under this subsection.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.128. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.175.
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