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Voting by People with Mental Illness

Jennifer A. Okwerekwu, James B. McKenzie, Katherine A. Yates, Renee M. Sorrentino and Susan Hatters Friedman
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2018, 46 (4) 513-520; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.003780-18
Jennifer A. Okwerekwu
Dr. Okwerekwu is a PGY-3 Resident and Dr. McKenzie is a PGY-4 Resident, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA. Ms. Yates is a MSIII, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sorrentino is an Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Friedman is an Associate Professor of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand and The Phillip J. Resnick MD Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University.
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James B. McKenzie
Dr. Okwerekwu is a PGY-3 Resident and Dr. McKenzie is a PGY-4 Resident, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA. Ms. Yates is a MSIII, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sorrentino is an Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Friedman is an Associate Professor of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand and The Phillip J. Resnick MD Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University.
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Katherine A. Yates
Dr. Okwerekwu is a PGY-3 Resident and Dr. McKenzie is a PGY-4 Resident, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA. Ms. Yates is a MSIII, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sorrentino is an Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Friedman is an Associate Professor of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand and The Phillip J. Resnick MD Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University.
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Renee M. Sorrentino
Dr. Okwerekwu is a PGY-3 Resident and Dr. McKenzie is a PGY-4 Resident, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA. Ms. Yates is a MSIII, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sorrentino is an Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Friedman is an Associate Professor of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand and The Phillip J. Resnick MD Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University.
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Susan Hatters Friedman
Dr. Okwerekwu is a PGY-3 Resident and Dr. McKenzie is a PGY-4 Resident, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA. Ms. Yates is a MSIII, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sorrentino is an Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Friedman is an Associate Professor of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand and The Phillip J. Resnick MD Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University.
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    Suggestions for Reducing Barriers to Voting by Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients

    • Educate facility staff and patients about anti-discrimination laws that allow hospitalized patients to vote (e.g., informational handouts and posters around the hospital).

    • Understand state laws affecting the voting rights of people with mental disabilities.

    • Encourage hospital to promote voter registration year-round.

    • Liaise with local election commission office.

    • Organize staff and volunteers to help hospitalized patients who have expressed desire to vote to apply for, complete, and submit absentee ballots.

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Dec 2018, 46 (4) 513-520; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.003780-18
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