Federal judge: Blind denied absentee voting access in Ohio

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Blind Ohio residents have been denied “meaningful access” to the state’s absentee voting system but implementing changes would require basically changing the entire voting system, a federal judge said U.S. District Judge George Smith noted there isn’t enough time before the fall election to certify a new voting system Disability Rights Ohio filed a lawsuit in December alleging blind people and those with certain disabilities are being denied an equal opportunity to vote absentee by mail. The agency plans to appeal

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