Voting Order Priority for Mobility Issues

​Texas law now allows voters with “mobility problems” to move directly to the front of the line at polling places and requires that a sign providing voters with notice of this requirement must be posted at every polling place across the state, the Secretary of State’s website, and every county elections office website. 

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WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF A CONDITION THAT CAN CAUSE A MOBILITY PROBLEM? 

• paralysis 

• lung disease, 

• foot disorders, 

• cardiac deficiency, 

• the use of portable oxygen, 

• the use of a wheelchair, brace, cane, crutch, or other assistive device, or 

• arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic conditions that limit a voter’s ability to walk 

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CAN VOTERS WITH MOBILITY PROBLEMS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE WHILE VOTING?

YES, if a voter requests assistance with marking or reading their ballot, then they can receive assistance from anyone they choose (except their employer or a representative of their labor union). And anyone assisting a voter with a mobility problem can accompany that voter to the front of the line. 

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WHO DETERMINES IF A VOTER HAS A MOBILITY PROBLEM? 

THE VOTER determines that for themselves. Poll workers and election officials do not have any legal authority to determine or verify a voter’s medical status. The voter, or the person assisting them, can inform any poll worker of their mobility problem, and the poll worker will then escort them to the front of the line. 

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Please call our non-partisan Election Protection 

Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for 

help with any problems you face when voting.