# 25 Pa.C.S. § 1504: Disability

> Pennsylvania · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1504

## Section

- **Citation:** 25 Pa.C.S. § 1504
- **Heading:** Disability
- **Jurisdiction:** Pennsylvania
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** PA Code / Title 25 / Chapter 15 / Section 1504

## Text

(a) Eligibility.--If a registered elector by reason of blindness, disability or inability to read or write is unable to read the names on the ballot or on the voting machine labels or is unable to see or mark the ballot or operate the voting machine or to enter the voting compartment or voting machine booth without assistance, the following apply:

(1) The elector may, at least ten days prior to the next election, personally make application to the commission or a registrar or a clerk.

(2) The application must request the entry of the exact nature of the disability on the elector's registration card.

(3) The commission shall make the entry as appropriate.

(4) If the disability is not entered on the registration card, the elector may receive assistance if the elector completes a declaration in the polling place.

(5) Following the election, the commission shall examine declarations completed under this section and shall update the elector's voter registration card to reflect the need for assistance and the nature of the disability.

(b) Termination.--If the commission ascertains that a registered elector who has declared need for assistance is no longer in need of assistance, it shall cancel on the registration record the entry relating to illiteracy or disability which authorized assistance. The commission shall notify the elector by mail of its action.

## Nearby sections

- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1501 Removal notices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1501.md)
- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1502 Transfer of registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1502.md)
- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1503 Change of enrollment of political party.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1503.md)
- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1504 Disability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1504.md)
- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1505 Death of registrant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1505.md)
- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1506 Checkup of registers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1506.md)
- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1507 Canvass of registered electors.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1507.md)
- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1508 Comparison and correction of registers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1508.md)
- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1509 Petition to strike off names.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1509.md)
- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1510 Failure to vote.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1510.md)
- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1511 Cancellation, removal and preservation of registration records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1511.md)
- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1512 Correction of errors in cancellation or suspension.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1512.md)
- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1513 Applicability of provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1513.md)
- [25 Pa.C.S. § 1514 Conversion of registration records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T25_C15_S1514.md)

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