San Luis Obispo County offers voters with disabilities options that provide for a private and independent voting environment that works for you. These options include:
- Vote-by-Mail: Your ballot is automatically sent to you. Keep it safe and return your ballot by mail, drop box, or polling place.
- Voting at a Polling Place: You can go to your assigned polling place on Election Day.
- Accessible ballot-marking machines (ICX) are available at every polling place on Election Day and at the County Clerk-Recorder offices beginning 29 days prior to the election.
- Accessible Voter Information Guide on the Web: Voter Information Guides are available on the Clerk-Recorder’s web site with the use of personal accessible navigational tools and screen reader technology. Use our Polling Place Lookup to access.
Remote Accessible Vote-by-Mail
A remotely accessible vote-by-mail voting experience can be provided by the elections staff for all voters, including those with disabilities. This includes using web-based tools on a personal computer, printer, and one’s personal assistive device(s) (screen readers, tactile switches, closed captioning, sip and puff system, etc.) to access and mark one’s ballot, then return it by mail to the Elections Office.
Details and a fact sheet can be found here, or you can contact the Elections office for information at 805-781-5228.
Other Assistance for Visually, Hearing or Speech Impaired:
The Secretary of State’s Office has a TDD (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) to provide elections information: 1-800-833-8683 (1-800-TDD-VOTE). Large-print format of the state ballot measures continues to be available.