A Wisconsin judge is expected to consider whether to allow people with disabilities to vote electronically from home in the swing state this fall.
Politics 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.
They argue many people with disabilities can’t cast paper ballots without assistance, violating their right to protect the secrecy of their votes. They say allowing electronic accessibility devices in their homes would allow them to cast a ballot unassisted. Disabled people have engaged in several legal battles in recent years over access to the polls, as many Republican-led states have restricted how and when people can vote. Among the issues they have fought are limits onDisabled people in Wisconsin were allowed to vote electronically from home until 2011, when then-Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, signed a GOP-authored bill that restricted electronic voting to only military and overseas voters.
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