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GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin appeal ruling allowing disabled people to obtain ballots electronically
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators in battleground state Wisconsin on Friday appealed a ruling that allows disabled people to download absentee ballots at home in November's presidential election. Disability Rights Wisconsin the League of Women Voters and four disabled...
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Wisconsin AG argues letting disabled people vote electronically at home would create confusion
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Democratic attorney general pushed back Monday against a request to let people with disabilities vote electronically from home this fall. Attorney General Josh Kaul's attorneys told Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell during a hearing that...
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Voting rights advocates ask federal judge to toss Ohio voting restrictions they say violate ADA
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voting rights advocates asked a federal judge on Friday to strike down restrictions contained in Ohio's sweeping 2023 election law that they say restrict a host of trusted individuals from helping voters with disabilities cast absentee ballots. The motion for...
Restrictions on absentee ballot help in Alabama are being challenged in a lawsuit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama law that criminalizes certain types of assistance with absentee ballot applications is being challenged in court by groups who say it “turns civic and neighborly voter engagement into a serious crime.” The Alabama State Conference of the...
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