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An Accessible 2020 Census – FAQ by disability community

A fair and accurate decennial census is crucial for people with disabilities—and, indeed, for every person in the United States….
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2020 Milwaukee County Executive Forum – Register Now

Register NOW for the Milwaukee County Executive Candidate Forum – Space is Limited.   Sponsored by: Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition…
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POSTPONED – Elected for Inclusion: A Presidential Forum on Disability Issues

Update: This event has been postponed.  The organizers hope to reschedule.  Read the announcement for more details. This Message is…
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Judge orders state to remove over 200,000 people from Wisconsin’s voter rolls

On Friday, an Ozaukee County judge ordered the state to remove over 200,000 people from Wisconsin’s voter rolls. These are…
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New Videos on Serving as a Poll Worker

The Disability Vote Coalition has a new video to encourage voters with disabilities to consider serving as a poll worker,…
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Disability Vote Coalition Commends Signing of AB-168

The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition applauds Governor Evers who today will sign into law AB-168 which will address a barrier…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Forum

On November 19, all three candidates running in the spring election for Wisconsin Supreme Court will participate in a candidates…
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Wisconsin Voters with Disabilities Face a Variety of Barriers

The last state report on accessibility barriers, in 2015, found most audited polling places had problems. State law requires such…
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Disability advocates applaud bill to remove barriers for voters, continue to seek accountability

Disability rights advocates are applauding a new law to removing barriers for voters with disabilities but said work to expand…
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What challenges voters with disabilities face and what needs to be done to fix them

The Rockland/Westchester Journal recently published an article about challenges for voters with disabilities.  Read the article on their website: What…
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Special Election for 7th Congressional District

Do you live in the 7th Congressional District in Northwestern and Central Wisconsin? A special election will be held to…
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2020 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote

The next statewide election in Wisconsin is Tuesday April 7th, the 2020 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote. Make sure…