Restrictions on Ohio voters with disabilities struck down by federal court
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A federal court has struck down restrictions in Ohio House Bill 458 that made it a crime for anyone but a "handful" of family members to assist voters with disabilities in casting absentee ballots.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio challenged the restrictions on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio and voter Jennifer Kucera.
The court ruled Monday that Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act allows voters with disabilities to "select a person of their choice to assist them with voting." That includes the return of the voter's absentee ballot, ACLU of Ohio said.
HB 458 went into law in April 2023, making it a felony for anyone who is not an election official or mail carrier to possess or return the absentee ballot of voters with disabilities unless the person assisting falls under a list of "statutorily enumerated relatives."
ACLU said that many voters with disabilities who are unable to travel to their polling location are also not able to access their mailbox or a drop box location. They also said not all of these voters have an "approved" relative to mail or drop off their ballot.
Mitti Hicks reports: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/sta...
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