ELEC-CD-VOTING ACCESSIBILITY

Amends the Election Code. Requires the State Board of Elections by July 1, 2005 to set standards for polling place and voting accessibility for disabled and elderly citizens with which local election authorities must comply. Specifies minimum standards. Requires local election authorities to survey polling places and report by January 1, 2006 to the State Board of Elections. Permits a local election authority to provide a curbside voting service where there is no accessible alternative to the polling place. Requires local election authorities to train precinct judges in accessibility and designate one judge per precinct as accessibility coordinator. Requires the State Board of Elections to set accessibility standards for voting equipment and systems, and requires local election authorities to meet those standards when purchasing, upgrading, or replacing equipment and systems. Effective immediately.