Iowa’s commissioner of elections is touting efforts to help those with disabilities vote. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate spoke at a news conference in Des Moines.
Pate says it’s estimated between six-and-ten percent of the 300,000 Iowans with disabilities vote. Pate’s office has produced several short videos aimed at Iowans with disabilities…
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Steve Crew, chair of the Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council, says his agency has worked closely with the Secretary of State’s office on the initiative.
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Two precinct election officials, one from each party, take a ballot and election supplies outside to the voter, who may then mark the ballot in their vehicle. More information is available on the Secretary of States website.
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