- Advocates worry new voting restrictions may disproportionately influence individuals with disabilities.
- One examine discovered the share of individuals with disabilities who reported voting issues dropped in 2020 due to pandemic-fueled election modifications that made it simpler to vote.
- In 2021 alone, elected officers in 19 states – together with Arizona, Texas, Georgia and Florida – adopted new voting restrictions, in accordance with the Brennan Heart for Justice.
WASHINGTON – Teri Saltzman mentioned she took her time to look over her poll at dwelling in Pflugerville, Texas, through the state’s latest main, utilizing specialised glasses that magnified the small print.
However Saltzman, who’s legally blind, nonetheless missed the traces on the envelope flap that required her to fill in identification numbers wanted for election officers to depend her vote.
