Ask your community how they plan to ensure your right to vote.
Long-Term care facilities must work with their residents to ensure they can vote. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) suggest the following resources.
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Absentee voting
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Facilitate mobile polling
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Transportation to polling centers
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Assistance by a representative of your choice to complete your ballot.
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Ask your community administrator or ombudsman for the plan in your community.
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