Disability Rights Section News
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PRESS RELEASE BY UNITED STATES ATTORNEY RELATING TO NOVEMBER 2024 GENERAL ELECTION
… election officials or staff, intimidating or bribing voters, buying and selling votes, impersonating voters, altering vote tallies, stuffing ballot boxes, and marking ballots for voters against their wishes or without their input. It also …
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Justice Department Releases Information on Efforts to Protect the Right to Vote, Prosecute Election Fraud, and Secure Elections
… throughout the country, to ensure that all qualified voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots and have … or language minority status; Prohibit intimidation of voters; Allow voters who need assistance in voting because of disability or …
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Justice Department Secures Landmark Agreement with Los Angeles County to Increase Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities
… with Los Angeles County to Increase Accessibility for Voters with Disabilities Thursday, August 1, 2024 For … the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying voters with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate … safeguarding the right of every eligible voter, including voters with disabilities, to participate in our electoral …
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Justice Department Finds Alaska Discriminates Against Voters with Disabilities
… Justice Department Finds Alaska Discriminates Against Voters with Disabilities Tuesday, June 18, 2024 For Immediate … with disabilities in Alaska alleging accessibility issues. Voters with disabilities reported that they could not vote … barriers, such as muddy parking lots or steps, that allow voters with disabilities to vote in person and to ensure the …
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Justice Department Secures Agreements with Texas Counties to Ensure Election Website Accessibility for People with Disabilities
… ensuring that their election websites are accessible for voters with disabilities so that they can participate equally … ensuring that their election websites are accessible for voters with disabilities so that they can participate equally …
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Justice Department Releases Information on Efforts to Protect the Right to Vote, Prosecute Election Crimes, and Secure Elections
… throughout the country, to ensure that all qualified voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots and have … or language minority status; prohibit intimidation of voters; allow voters who need assistance in voting because of disability or …
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Justice Department Finds Multiple Texas County Election Websites Inaccessible to People with Disabilities
… Civil Rights Division. “It is imperative that all eligible voters with disabilities across the country have the … Civil Rights Division. “It is imperative that all eligible voters with disabilities across the country have the …
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Reaches Agreement with Town of Limerick to Improve Voter Accessibility
… must also make reasonable modifications to ensure that voters with disabilities have an equal opportunity to … participate in elections is a fundamental right, and all voters should and must have an equal opportunity to … must also make reasonable modifications to ensure that voters with disabilities have an equal opportunity to …
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Justice Department Secures Agreement with Jefferson County, Kentucky, Officials to Ensure Polling Place Accessibility
… bumps and voting machines that could not be accessed by voters with mobility disabilities. The department also … that the Jefferson County Board fails to provide voters with disabilities privacy and independence while … and they must make reasonable modifications to ensure that voters with disabilities have equal opportunity to …
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United States Reaches Agreement with Travis County Clerk’s Office to Ensure Polling Place Access for Voters with Disabilities
… County Clerk’s Office to Ensure Polling Place Access for Voters with Disabilities Tuesday, March 8, 2022 For Immediate … that the county provides accessible polling places to voters with disabilities. The agreement resolves the United … surveyed contained architectural or equipment barriers for voters with disabilities, such as a lack of van accessible …
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Justice Department Issues Guidance on Ballot Drop Box Accessibility Requirements Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
… on how to ensure that ballot drop boxes are accessible to voters with disabilities. The publication, “Ballot Drop Box … standards applicable to ballot drop boxes, and for voters with disabilities to understand their rights under … Civil Rights Division. “For too long in our history, many voters with disabilities have faced barriers in exercising …