The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of Secretary of State Frank LaRose's rule restricting voting drop boxes to only voters delivering their own ballots. This decision is criticized by advocates as violating the Voting Rights Act and disproportionately impacting disabled voters who may require assistance.
Early Wednesday, on the second day of early voting in Georgia, I saw numerous elderly people on walkers and using canes to cast their ballots in DeKalb County. Some of them made use of the curb cuts to get in line. What I witnessed was a direct result of previous votes for politicians who focused on making voting more accessible. And those politicians were compelled to do so by voters with disabilities who made their voices heard.
In recent years, Republicans, taking their cues from former President Donald Trump, have gone on a full-on war against what they call “ballot harvesting” — that is, when a person or group submits multiple sealed ballots to a drop-off location. They claim the practice leads to fraud. Despite that, Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said in April that the party was committed to engage in the kind of ballot-collection plans it has derided as “harvesting.
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