Federal judge: Blind denied absentee voting access in Ohio

Blind Ohio residents have been denied “meaningful access” to the state’s absentee voting system but implementing changes would require basically changing the entire voting system, a federal judge said U.S. District Judge George Smith noted there isn’t enough time before the fall election to certify a new voting system Disability Rights Ohio filed a lawsuit in December alleging blind people and those with certain disabilities are being denied an equal opportunity to vote absentee by mail. The agency plans to appeal