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Feb 23, 2021
Disabled People Had An Easier Time Voting In 2020, But Millions Still Had Issues: Report
One in nine disabled people reported having trouble voting last year, according to new research. This is an improvement, but a lot of work still needs to be done.
Disabled Americans had less trouble voting in the 2020 elections than in prior years, according to research published last week by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
The EAC report shows that the gap between disabled and nondisabled voters who experienced problems while voting has narrowed significantly. In 2020, 11.4% disabled voters reported having problems versus 6.4% of nondisabled voters. This drop is noteworthy in comparison to a similar report conducted in 2012 that found that 26.1% of disabled voters versus 7.4% of nondisabled voters reported having trouble.
People With Disabilities Report Fewer Voting Troubles
by Shaun Heasley | February 19, 2021
A new report finds that Americans with disabilities had an easier time casting their ballots in November. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
Just 11% of voters with disabilities encountered difficulties during the 2020 election, down from 26% in 2012.
That’s according to a report out this week from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, a federal agency established by the Help America Vote Act.
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The report conducted by Lisa Schur and Douglas Kruse of the Rutgers Program for Disability Research is based on information gathered from 1,782 voters with disabilities and 787 voters without following the November election. Schur and Kruse produced a similar report after the 2012 election.
A study released Wednesday by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission says that fewer people with disabilities experienced trouble voting in 2020 than in 2012.
All is calm at the ballot drop-off location outside the Ocean Beach Public Library in San Diego. (Courthouse News photo/Barbara Leonard)
WASHINGTON (CN) Americans with disabilities had an easier time voting in the 2020 election than in years past, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission reported Wednesday.
The 52-page study was conducted to spot the gaps in accessibility between voters with disabilities and those without, in light of how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted regional election boards.
After surveying 2,569 people a group that consisted of 1,782 voters with various disabilities and 787 voters without disabilities researchers found that voting difficulties for people with disabilities declined substantially from 2012 to 2020.
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