Voters who face challenges in reading, writing, or have a physical disability can receive assistance at the polling place. You do not need to provide proof of your disability. You may choose anyone to assist you, including election workers, except your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union.
Private Assistants
If you choose a private assistant, they must read the Oath of Assistance aloud from the E-Pollbook before helping you and sign the oath, providing their address and relationship to you. They must also disclose whether they received any compensation or benefit from a candidate, campaign, or political committee for providing assistance. The assistant can read the entire ballot to you unless you request only specific sections to be read, and they must follow your voting directions without influencing your choices.
Private Interpreters
If you need an interpreter, they must read the Oath of Interpreter aloud from the E-Pollbook before assisting you and sign the oath. If the interpreter also helps mark your ballot, they must take both the Oath of Interpreter and the Oath of Assistance.
If you choose assistance from someone you know, your voting process remains private. However, if you are assisted by polling place officials, poll watchers and election inspectors may observe the process. It is illegal for anyone assisting you to influence your vote, mark your ballot differently than directed, or disclose your choices.