United States Fourth Circuit
Nat'l Fed'n of the Blind v. Lamone, 14-2001
In an election action challenging Maryland's absentee ballot law under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the district court's judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed where: 1) Maryland's law effectively requires disabled individuals to rely on the assistance of others to vote absentee, denying them meaningful access to the absentee ballot program; 2) the district court's remedy of an online ballot marking tool for disabled voters is reasonably secure and reasonably accessible; and 3) defendants have not proven that the proposed remedy would fundamentally alter the program.
Appellate Information
- Published 2016/02/09
Judges
- FLOYD
Court
- United States Fourth Circuit