A voter walks to cast a ballot at a drop box at an early voting polling location for the 2020 Presidential election in Miami, Florida, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (Photo: Marco Bello/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Nationwide, nearly 21,000 polling stations have closed since 2016, a VICE News investigation has found.
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Disenfranchising voters
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“Between '73 and '94, we never brought any lawsuits or took legal action against any jurisdiction regarding ADA issues and polling places,” said Gerry Hebert, who served in the Civil Rights division under several administrations.Eve Hill, the former head of the Disability Rights Division at the Justice Department who left in 2017, said, “I don’t recall any [litigation] where we would reduce the number of polling places.“I have a great deal of trust and respect for the [career] staff attorneys at the Disability Rights Section. I really don’t believe that they would be seeking closures of polling places,” Hill said. “But they may not be empowered to oppose it.”“We never brought any lawsuits or took legal action against any jurisdiction regarding ADA issues and polling places.”
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Weaponizing the ADA
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