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Disability Voting News: April 23, 2025
Sarah Blahovec Sarah Blahovec

Disability Voting News: April 23, 2025

Welcome to The Accessible Voting Booth for April 23, 2025. This week, I’m diving into the leaked HHS memo that proposes cutting funding for Protection and Advocacy agencies and how that would impact disability voting rights work around the country. Plus, we’ll discuss the 2024 Clearinghouse Award winners and changes to voter assistance in Arkansas. 

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Disability Voting News: April 16, 2025
Sarah Blahovec Sarah Blahovec

Disability Voting News: April 16, 2025

Welcome to the Accessible Voting Booth for April 16, 2025. This week, we’re talking about the SAVE Act’s future in the Senate, constitutional amendments to protect early and no-excuse voting in Delaware, and accessible voting legislation in Connecticut and New Hampshire. Plus, a cool disability and democracy event is taking place tomorrow online and at the Museum of Science in Boston with Perkins School for the Blind! Read on for this unintentionally New-England-themed edition of the Accessible Voting Booth.

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Disability Voting News: April 9, 2025
Sarah Blahovec Sarah Blahovec

Disability Voting News: April 9, 2025

Welcome to the Accessible Voting Booth for April 9, 2025. After last week’s coverage of the SAVE Act which is currently being debated in the House, I’m back to sharing some state-level voting updates, including accessibility in Wisconsin’s recent election, Colorado’s potential Voting Rights Act, and updates out of Arkansas, Texas, and California.

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Disability Voting News: April 2, 2025
Sarah Blahovec Sarah Blahovec

Disability Voting News: April 2, 2025

Welcome to the first Accessible Voting Booth dispatch for April 2025. We’re going to do a deep dive on the SAVE Act and how it impacts voters with disabilities, as this legislation is coming up for a vote in the House of Representatives this week.

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Disability Voting News: March 26, 2025
Sarah Blahovec Sarah Blahovec

Disability Voting News: March 26, 2025

On this week’s Accessible Voting Booth, we’re diving into Trump’s Executive Order on “Election Integrity,” some good and bad news out of Texas, the first documentary proof of citizenship bill enacted in 2025, and how Idaho’s voter registration deadline extension will benefit voters with disabilities.

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Disability Voting News: March 19, 2025
Sarah Blahovec Sarah Blahovec

Disability Voting News: March 19, 2025

In this week’s edition of The Accessible Voting Booth, we’re discussing the recent court decision in Wisconsin rolling back accessible remote voting for print-disabled voters, multiple pieces of legislation in Maryland that would expand access for voters with disabilities, and Texas Republicans’ unanimous support for documentary proof of citizenship in the Senate.

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Disability Voting News: March 12, 2025
Sarah Blahovec Sarah Blahovec

Disability Voting News: March 12, 2025

Welcome to the first real edition of The Accessible Voting Booth! This week, we’re talking about New Hampshire’s new voter registration rules and documentary proof of citizenship; how updates in in New Jersey, Utah, Alaska, and Missouri will impact voting rights and accessibility; and a great new resource on election websites from the Center for Civic Design.

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Welcome to the Accessible Voting Booth Blog!
Sarah Blahovec Sarah Blahovec

Welcome to the Accessible Voting Booth Blog!

Welcome to The Accessible Voting Booth Blog! I'm excited that you’re here and that you’re interested in learning more about protecting the right to vote for millions of Americans with disabilities in 2025 and beyond. I'm eager to share updates on disability voting rights, analysis of state and federal legislation, and other news and information about defending access to the ballot box.

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