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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is collecting voting access information before election day, Tuesday, November 7th. The DOJ has setup a system to collect information and complaints when voters with disabilities have voting access problems. You can contact the DOJ:
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Voters Trust Touch-screen Machines, Studies Show - preferred to paper-based optical scanning machines. -March 26, 2008
The Last Wish of Martin Luther King - to reclaim the full range of blessings from his movement. -April 6, 2008
Candidate Makes Light of Own Disability - The candidate, Steve Novick, is seeking the Democratic nomination to take on Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith. -February 29, 2008
League Lists Congressional Votes on Good Government issues Ethics Votes Highlighted. -February 14, 2008
Nursing Home Residents Face Barriers To Voting By Dave Reynolds, Inclusion. -February 6, 2008
Why was disability not discussed in yesterday's elections? - People with disabilities do not vote in primaries even though they are arguably much more important than the general elections. -February 6, 2008
American Voters Getting Older - Nursing homes need greater guidance on how to help residents vote. -February 1, 2008
Federal Judge Approves NY Voting Machine Plan - New York's latest plan for bringing the state into compliance with federal voting laws. -January 16, 2008
Early Voting at Access Living - Access Living is the Official 42nd Ward Early Voting Site and the very first non-public host of Early Voting in Chicago. -January 14, 2008
Supreme Court Hears Voter ID Case - Democrats and civil rights groups challenge an Indiana law, passed in 2005, as unconstitutional to discourage elderly, poor, and minority voters. -January 9, 2008
Voter ID Case Could Affect Election Laws - A case that stems from election-overhaul efforts beginning seven years ago. -January 6, 2008
Poll Access for Disabled Heats Debate - elections commissioners in each county decide which kind of new voting machine the county will get. -December 6, 2007
Primary Importance - a measurable impact on the presidential primary? -December 4, 2007
Young Disability Groups Build Presence - this new generation of the disabled has experienced, and expects, accommodation and accessibility. -December 3, 2007
Primary Voter Registration Deadlines - by state. -November 9, 2007
New Jersey Voters Reject Ballot Measure for Property-Tax Relief - voters passed a revision to language in the constitution describing people who would be denied the right to vote. -November 7, 2007
Voters could nix 'idiot' language in Constitution - New Jersey voters will decide whether to eliminate insensitive phrasing in the state Constitution that characterizes people with disabilities as "idiots" and "insane." -October 22, 2007
Equal Voting Access for Disabled Long Overdue - The Board of Elections remains sharply divided on how best to implement HAVA; therefore, the fate of compliance is most likely in the hands of the federal courts. -October 21, 2007
Fixing the bill that fixes elections - More changes are needed to make sure the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 bill does what it's intended to do. -August 19, 2007
States Face Decisions on Who Is Mentally Fit to Vote - Election officials are taking steps that could ban those deemed as mentally unfit from voting. -June 19, 2007
Comptroller's Aide Wins Upper East Side Assembly Seat - Micah Z. Kellner won a special election yesterday for an Assembly seat representing the Upper East Side of Manhattan. -June 6, 2007
A Paper Trail Toward Chaos? - The goal to ensure that there is a paper trail to verify the accuracy of touch-screen and electronic voting systems. -May 14, 2007
AAPD Opposes Holt Election Reform Bill - AAPD opposes passage of H.R. 811 Voter Confidence and Increase Accessibility Act in its current form. -April 26, 2007
Panel Said to Alter Finding on Voter Fraud - The topic of voter fraud remains a lively division between the two parties of the Election Assistance Commission and the federal panel responsible for conducting election research. -April 11, 2007
National Journal Article on Urgency of Election Reform - What issue should top liberals' agenda: election reform. -February 28, 2007
Voter Identification Requirements Designed to Combat Fraud can Reduce Turnout. -February 19, 2007
Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 - To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot under title III of such Act, and for other purposes. -February 14, 2007
New Jersey weighs cutting 'idiot' from constitution - so that people with some mental disabilities won't be barred from voting. -January 8, 2007
Voter ID still not a good idea - Is the push for voter identification a political ploy to tilt the table in one party's favor? -December 21, 2006
City Council to shun all-mail-in elections; voter wishes are cited - Tucson voters may request a mail-in ballot or vote at a polling place. -December 21, 2006
A More Independent Disabled Vote - Advances in technology will increase independence and privacy for disabled voters. -November 7, 2006
Fact Sheet: Protecting Voting Rights and Prosecuting Voter Fraud - The DOJ is responsible for enforcing federal laws to prevent, but punish fraud and other assaults on the integrity of the federal election process. -November 6, 2006
Voters with Disabilities Emerge from Electoral Hibernation - Ten percent of the likely voters polled self-identified as people with disabilities. -November 6, 2006
More Voter Resources - including voter empowerment cards for AZ, FL, GA, IN, & MO. -November 5, 2006
Resources for voters- More Vital Voting Information. -November 5, 2006
Only 4 Days to Election Day! - It is essential that people with disabilities and their families and friends go to the polls on November 7th. -November 3, 2006
Handicapped voting machines to be used for statewide elections - Each polling place in the state will be equipped with a new, handicapped-accessible voting machine. -November 2, 2006
The Road to Freedom - Megan O'Neil, one of last year's AAPD Hearne awardees, recently wrote the article on voting. -November 2, 2006
Election Protection Hotline - Voters can call to report problems and receive advice on what to do. -November 1, 2006
Help Five Friends and Family Members Vote On Election Day - AAPD and JFA encourages everyone in our community to get out and vote on November 7! -October 30, 2006
Where to vote? Problems with voting hotlines? - Resources for voters to use if they have questions about voting. -October 30, 2006
Contact the US Dept. of Justice with your Voting Complaints - The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is collecting voting access information before election day. -October 27, 2006
Elections Could be Decided by Those Who Can't Vote - New laws restrict registration and voter eligibility. -October 12, 2006
A Disability Agenda for the Midterm Elections - This election holds much promise to be able to push our agenda. -October 12, 2006
Time is Running Out to Register to Vote - A list of state's registration deadlines in this November’s election. -October 4, 2006
Stricter Voting Laws Carve Latest Partisan Divide - Many people will not be voting in November because of an Arizona law that requires proof of citizenship to register. -September 27, 2006
Voter-Registration Rules Tossed - Ohio penalties go too far, federal judge decides. -September 2, 2006
NPAN Announcement: FEC Releases New Regulations on Coordinated Communications - Alliance for Justice Creates New Fact Sheet for Nonprofits. -August 25, 2006
Story on Midterm Elections - Between September 4 and November 7, voters will be deciding on all seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and other offices. -August 18, 2006
Disabled Voters Sue to Get Accessible and Secret Voting in California - Voters with visual and manual disabilities filed suit in San Francisco federal court against the California Secretary of State and five California counties. -August 1, 2006
Ehrlich Courts Disabled Voters - Record Called Good but Not Flawless. -July 16, 2006
House Delays Renewal of Voting Rights Act - The renewal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act was postponed after GOP lawmakers complained it unfairly singles out nine Southern states for federal oversight. -June 22, 2006
Monday, June 19: National Call-In Day to Renew the Voting Rights Act - Call House Leaders and Your Representative Toll-Free to Urge Passage of H.R. 9, a Bipartisan Bill to Renew and Restore the Voting Rights Act. -June 19, 2006
Voters and Disability, Civic and Civil Rights Groups Challenge State's Vote Plan in Court - Plan Completely Fails to Uphold Bold New Statutory Voter Rights to Remedy the Loss of Votes and Other Problems in Past Elections. -May 23, 2006
Disabled Not Happy with DOJ in New York - Disabled voters are alarmed by a new state plan they say calls for too few polling places where the disabled can vote. -May 8, 2006
NCD Statement on Voting Rights Act - National Council on Disability (NCD) wishes to supports the reauthorization of the provisions in the Voting Rights Act (VRA) that is set to expire in 2007. -May 5, 2006
US Justice Department Sues New York State Lawsuit Seeks to Vindicate Rights of Disabled Voters and Federal Election Reform Efforts. -March 3, 2006
USDOJ to Monitor Elections in 16 Jurisdictions Across the US on November 8, 2005. -November, 2005
AAPD Calls on Election Officials to Comply with HAVA and Make Voting Accessible -November 2005
