Federal Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Voters with Disabilities in Ohio

Federal Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Voters with Disabilities in Ohio

Ohio ruling on voting rights for disabled

Election law violates the rights of voters with disabilities in Ohio, a federal judge rules.

 

The ACLU, which helped argue the case on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio, said in a statement that the provision blocked disabled voters like plaintiff Jennifer Kucera, an Ohioan living with muscular dystrophy, from “turning to other trusted people in their lives to assist them, including their professional caregivers, their neighbors, and even their own grandchildren.  The Dayton Daily News

Read more from the League of Women Voters and the ACLU