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Alaska did not provide accessible voting for those with disabilities, US Justice Department alleges

By MARK THIESSEN
Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The federal Justice Department alleges the state of Alaska has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act for not providing accessible machines for in-person voting, selecting inaccessible polling places for elections and maintaining an inaccessible elections website. The department informed Carol Beecher, Alaska’s election director, in a letter dated Monday. In it, federal officials say the state “must, at a minimum, implement remedial measures to bring its voting services, programs and activities into compliance.” Beecher did not return emails or a phone call to The Associated Press seeking comment Tuesday. The state has until July 1 to respond.

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