In a move incomprehensible to disability rights advocates, the Governor killed the Poll Site Accessibility Bill on September 16th. The bill would have required all poll sites to comply with the accessibility guidelines of the ADA and put an end to the practice of granting waivers that allow counties to continue using inaccessible sites. Disability advocates have been working to make this bill law since 2001.
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=849430&category=LETTER&BCCode=OPINION&newsdate=10/5/2009
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