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Did you vote? Was everyone else able to?

From the website http://www.accessiblesociety.org/topics/voting:
What if you wanted to vote but the polling place was locked? For many of the 33.7 million Americans with disabilities of voting age, this situation is all too real. Not because polling officials are deliberately blocking disabled people from entering, but because so many polling places are inaccessible. In fact, the Federal Election Commission reports that, in violation of state and federal laws, more than 20,000 polling places across the nation are inaccessible, depriving people with disabilities of their fundamental right to vote. This despite state and federal laws - including the Americans With Disabilities Act - which require polling places to accommodate disabled voters. Click http://www.accessiblesociety.org/topics/voting to read more.

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