Jim Dickson of AAPD writes:

On Wednesday, January 14, 2004, Judge Wayne Alley of US Federal Court of Central Florida ordered the State of Florida and the city of Jacksonville to have accessible voting machines in place for this year's August primary and November general election (AAPD v. Hood). AAPD and disabled voters across the country congratulate Doug Baldridge and Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, who did a superb job.

This is the third federal district court that has made a similar ruling. Jacksonville, Washington, DC, and Philadelphia all purchased and installed new voting systems that were not accessible, actions which multiple federal courts have subsequently struck down. The State of Florida and the city of Jacksonville were found to have violated the ADA and the Rehab Act. The judge is requiring both the state and the city to report their progress to the court regularly over the next few months. This ruling should apply to 29 of the Florida counties with similar facts, as well as states and counties across the nation.

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