Miami Dade Florida voters will not be allowed to use restrooms

[mfcorey1]

Broward and Palm Beach County voters can rest easy. Elections supervisors in the two counties say they won’t implement the restroom ban imposed by Miami-Dade County.

In the state’s most populous county, voters who need to go while waiting to vote aren’t allowed to do so.

The media office at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department didn’t respond to a request for information about the rule. But it’s detailed by county officials in email exchanges with a disability rights lawyer.

“It’s absolutely stunning,” said Marc Dubin director of advocacy for the Center for Independent Living of South Florida, which serves people with disabilities in Miami-Dade County. He’s a former senior trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he was responsible for ADA enforcement.

“It is a current policy of the Department of Elections. It’s in effect right now,” Dubin said.

It is not a policy in the state’s second- and third-most populous counties, said Broward Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes and Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher. “Anybody who’s at that site is able to come in and use the bathroom,” Bucher said.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/broward-politics-blog/sfl-voters-banned-from-using-restrooms-20140409,0,1869709.story

[ManiacJoe]

1. Well, that is one way to level the playing field for disabled people.

[blkmusclmachine]

2. That stinks.

[el_bryanto]

3. My first thought was "What. . ever?"

"That's right if you want to vote in Dade County, you give up your bathroom privileges forever."

"But surely that is inhumane. Crazy even."

"We have anticipated this concern and for a price you can acquire a bathroom pass, which ensures that you can enjoy bathroom privileges. As you might imagine, for such a valuable item, it is a bit pricey. In this way we can plug a bit of a short fall in our budget and restrict voting to those worthy of voting (i.e. the wealthy."

Bryant

[NightWatcher]

4. why even allow voting in non-repuke districts?

This is their ultimate goal, why not have the balls to just make it law?

[handmade34]

5. time for

democrats to pitch in, get a permit and rent a porta-potty

[Bandit]

6. And Democrats still oppose "Vote By Mail"

IMO the Stupid doesn't just live in the GOP

[Wounded Bear]

7. Yeah, I don't understand that at all...

We have vote by mail here in WA and it's great. We have some of the highest voter response, along with OR because they do it too, in the nation.

It should be a national standard if they won't change election day to a non-working day.

[Lurks Often]

8. Did anyone read the WHOLE story at the link?

Because public polling is held at both public and private facilities, there is nothing that guarantees that the private facility has handicap accessible bathrooms. Since the county can not force the private facilities to upgrade their bathrooms, allowing the public to vote in a private facility AND use the bathrooms would be discrimination against the handicapped and the county would be open to lawsuits for discrimination.

The whole situation is stupid and shows a complete lack of common sense, but under the letter of the law, I see why the county made the decision it did.

[Blue Owl]

9. I empty my bladder AND I VOTE!

n/t

[Richardo]

10. Bahahahahahaha