Recently the DOJ issued an updated guide of The Americans with Disabilities Act and Other Federal Laws Protecting the Rights of Voters with Disabilities | ADA.gov. This guide describes the legal protections designed to allow full access to every aspect of elections, including registration and voting, for people with disabilities. As part of the update, the Civil Rights Division published two new informational guides on voting rights and updated five other guides.
Read MoreThere are a lot of regulations and laws that affect methods of voting. It is important that all voting officials make sure that their voting procedures, methods, and facilities are compliant with all of these regulations and laws. On July 28, 2021, the the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a guidance document related to state and local governments’ administration of voting that explains the requirements of Title II of the ADA and other federal civil rights laws: Guidance Concerning Federal Statutes Affecting Methods of Voting.
Read MoreNIST has released for public comment a request for information (RFI) to remove barriers to voting for people with disabilities.
Read MoreThis election polling place settlement agreement was reached in lieu of a lawsuit. This process and settlement agreement could have been prevented if Newton County had been pro-active in their approach to ADA compliance at election polling places.
Read MoreOn January 12, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with the Board of Election Commissioners (BEC) for the City of St. Louis (Board), identified as DJ NO. 204-42-155, to ensure that St. Louis polling places are accessible during elections to individuals with mobility and vision impairments.
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