Protecting Vulnerable Voters
Federal CMS Guidance & Implementation Resources
Residents of care facilities are among our nation’s most vulnerable voters, making the protection of their individual rights, choices, and voices especially important. On July 20, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued updated guidance reaffirming federal protections that ensure residents have both the right to vote and the equal right to decline to participate, free from coercion, improper influence, or unauthorized action.
EIN’s Protecting Vulnerable Voters’ Toolkit provides facilities, families, state coalitions, and volunteers with practical resources to understand these protections, promote proper procedures, recognize and document potential concerns, and ensure those concerns are directed through the appropriate channels. The goal is simple: protect the resident’s autonomy, dignity, and voice while helping ensure the integrity of the voting process.
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