Wisconsin voters with disabilities can get the help they need to return their ballots this November after a federal judge last month ruled that the Voting Rights Act, which allows for voter assistance, trumps state law.
, saying the state’s interest in preventing voter fraud outweighed concerns about voters who may not get the assistance they need.
for people with visual impairments or disabilities that make it difficult to fill out a print ballot privately. Advocacy groups in New York reached a settlement in April that requires the state elections board to create a program for disabled voters to fill out and print accessible online ballots. Ellingen, 37, has athetoid spastic cerebral palsy because of complications at birth. She lives in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and with no accessible transportation options, absentee voting is the only way she can cast a ballot. She said if it weren't for the ruling handed down two weeks ago, she wouldn’t have been able to vote this fall.
unsuccessfully pressed the Wisconsin Elections Commission to require anyone returning a ballot on someone else’s behalf to sign a statementDavidson, of the American Association of People with Disabilities, called the argument that voter assistance will lead to fraud “simply inaccurate, and motivated by anti-democratic interests.”
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
President Joe Biden bolsters 'Cancer Moonshot' initiativesThe White House is detailing initiatives to bolster Biden's 'Cancer Moonshot' endeavor on the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s moonshot address. Watch the president's address
Weiterlesen »
Disabled voters win in Wisconsin; legal fights elsewhereWisconsin voters with disabilities are celebrating a win after a federal judge, citing the Voting Rights Act, ruled that they may get assistance returning their ballots
Weiterlesen »
Activist wins victory in legal fight for information after woman struck by Chicago police car diesA pedestrian hit by a car belonging to the Chicago Police Department died in 2019. A local activist won a victory in the legal fight for information.
Weiterlesen »
Daniel Rodriguez Says He Clearly Beat Li Jingliang At UFC 279, Despite CriticsDaniel Rodriguez says despite critics like Dana White and others saying Li Jianlang actually won their UFC 279 fight, he clearly won 2 rounds to 1.
Weiterlesen »
PolitiFact - No, Biden didn’t say nearly half of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracyThe Republican Governors Association claimed President Joe Biden said 48.8% of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy. His comments don't refer to every person in the state who voted Republican in the last election.
Weiterlesen »
Opinion | In the Pennsylvania Senate race, a familiar GOP strategy is at workDavid A. Love: The latest GOP strategy highlight the depths Republicans will go to suppress Black voters they are not interested in winning over. - NBCNewsTHINK
Weiterlesen »