I can’t read, and/or I physically can’t vote by myself. Can I get help in the voting booth?

Yes. If you can’t mark a ballot because you can’t read, and/or because you have a disability, tell a poll worker when you get to your voting location (“polling place”).

    You have the right to use a voting machine that is accessible to you. Poll workers should explain how to use the voting equipment before you go into the booth, and should also provide further help if you need it after you go into the booth. They are legally required to do so.[273]
    You also have the right to select up to 2 people (including a poll worker) to help you in the booth, as long as these people aren’t your employer, agents of your employer, or officers/agents of your labor union.[274]
  1. 273

    Cal. Elec. Code § 14272.

  2. 274

    Cal. Elec. Code § 14282.