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If a person had a durable general power of attorney for another person as a result of that person being disabled but not incompetent, would it be legal to sign a ballot and cast a vote on their behalf?

There is another question with good answers about proxy voting for someone who is mentally incompetent here: POA & Proxy voting

However, this scenario is the opposite. It this case the person is able to communicate their preferences, but unable to fill in the marks or sign their name to a mail-in ballot. (the only option in Washington State)

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In Vermont, if the voter is able to indicate his or her preferences, the question of whether a person with a POA for the voter can vote on the principal's behalf can be avoided. As explained in a Vermont Secretary of State website, the voter may bring someone to assist to the polling place, or an election official may mark the ballot in accordance with the voter's instructions. The "Vermont Justice of the Peace Guide" explains that the ballot may be delivered to the home of the voter with a disability by two Justices of the Peace and returned to the polling place.

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