A Wisconsin judge is expected to consider whether to allow people with disabilities to vote electronically from home in the swing state this fall.
FILE - Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots at the Kenosha Municipal Building on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. A judge was set consider Monday, June 24, 2024 whether to allow people with disabilities to vote electronically in swing state Wisconsin this fall. – A Wisconsin judge on Monday is expected to consider whether to allow people with disabilities to vote electronically from home in the swing state this fall.
Any eligible voter can vote by paper absentee ballot in Wisconsin. Democrats have pushed to make the process easier the last several years, while Republicans have been trying to limit it. The liberal-leaning state Supreme Court is considering whether to overturn a ruling banningthat was issued by a previous, conservative-leaning version of the court.
They also point out that military and overseas voters are permitted to cast absentee ballots electronically in Wisconsin elections. People with disabilities must be afforded the same opportunity under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the federal Rehabilitation Act, which prohibits all organizations that receive financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of disability, they argue.
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