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Voter Accessibility Good in Allegany County

July 16th, 2023 by WCBC Radio

Researchers from Rutgers and the US Election Assistance Commission released a report on voter accessibility for American with disabilities. The report found that people with disabilities were more likely to vote in 2022 compared to 2018 but we also more likely to vote with a mail-in ballot.   Checking in with Diane Loibel, Board of Elections Administrator for Allegany County, she says that the county is fully accessible for those with disabilities with one exception…

In the case of the Orleans voting district, Loibel says voters are notified and given alternatives that still allow them to vote…