Voting Rights for the Elderly and the Handicapped Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Voting Rights for the Elderly and the Handicapped Act - Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary for Health, Education, and Welfare, to prescribe standards for polling and registration facilities which will insure ready access by the physically handicapped and elderly individuals. Permits designation of facilities for Federal elections which do not comply with such standards only where conforming facilities are unavailable. Requires election officials to report to the Attorney General on the designation of such polling and registration locations. Requires States to provide alternative registration and voting methods for physically handicapped and elderly persons assigned to inaccessible registration facilities or polling places. Requires that: (1) a paper ballot be made available or a voting assistant be permitted to a person unable to operate a voting machine; and (2) written instructions on how and where to vote or register be posted for deaf individuals.…