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Wed Jul 12, 2023, 05:14 PM Jul 2023

Republicans Push Away Disabled Voters [View all]

Republicans Push Away Disabled Voters

July 12, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 45 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/07/12/republicans-push-away-disabled-voters/

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“Republican efforts to restrict voting have sparked a backlash among people with disabilities, hurting the party’s appeal to a key group of swing voters,” Bloomberg reports.

“Disability rights advocates say new laws to reduce early in-person voting, restrict vote-by-mail and ban curbside voting — in response to Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread fraud — have angered voters with disabilities.”

“Disabled voters make up a sizable, diverse group, with nearly 16 million casting ballots in the 2022 midterms.”

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