Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

There's not much more basic to democracy than a secret ballot, but in California, blind voters don't have that right — someone has to help them fill out and send in their ballot. They're suing.

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There's not much more basic to democracy than a secret ballot, but in California, blind voters don't have that right — someone has to help them fill out and send in their ballot. They're suing.

Doug Holland@lemmy.worldM to AMUSING, INTERESTING, OUTRAGEOUS, or PROFOUND@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

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Disabled Californians Challenge Absentee Voting Rules That Deny Them a Secret Ballot

Disability rights groups are suing for an electronic option to return ballots without assistance, which is allowed in a dozen other states, but they face pushback over security concerns.

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And they’ll win if there’s any justice, but we all know that’s a huge ‘if’.

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