Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act

In hiring election workers to administer an election in a State or local jurisdiction, the State or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability.

In this subsection, an individual with a disability means an individual with an impairment that substantially limits any major life activities.

In hiring election workers to administer an election in a State or local jurisdiction, the State or local jurisdiction—

(A) may give preference to an individual who is a nonresident military spouse or dependent; and

(B) may not refuse to hire such an individual as an election worker solely on the grounds that the individual does not maintain a place of residence in the State or local jurisdiction.

In this subsection, a nonresident military spouse or dependent means an individual who is an absent uniformed services voter under section 107(1)(C) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20310(1)(C)).