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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