US EditionHow People with Disabilities Navigate Voting Hurdles | News Channel 3-12
- Denise Jess, who leads the Wisconsin organization supporting individuals with vision impairments, voted early in person on April 29, 2023, in Madison and encountered difficulties at the polling location.
- Jess's experience reflects ongoing tension in election policy between ensuring ballot security and providing accessible voting options for people with disabilities.
- Disability advocates support electronic voting for independence, but cybersecurity experts warn that returning ballots electronically poses serious security risks.
- In Wisconsin, a group of voters with disabilities partnered with advocacy organizations to file a lawsuit aiming to gain electronic absentee voting access; however, courts have limited this option despite more than a dozen states permitting it.
- Jess chooses the "path of least pain" among imperfect Wisconsin options, avoiding mail-in ballots due to assistance needs, and emphasizes that voting remains less accessible than other industries despite progress.
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How people with disabilities navigate voting hurdles | News Channel 3-12
Spencer Platt // Getty Images How people with disabilities navigate voting hurdles Denise Jess walked into a Madison, Wisconsin, polling place on Saturday, April 29, to vote early in person, and encountered a familiar barrier: an absentee ballot envelope with a blank space for writing in her name, birthdate, and address. Jess, who is blind, chuckled along with her wife, who accompanied her to the polls. Who was going to do all that writing? A po…
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