Rusk County town appealing federal ruling to restore voting machine access for people with disabilities
A northern Wisconsin town is appealing a federal court order requiring it to bring back voting machine access for people with disabilities. The appeal comes just days before the Nov. 5 election.
The Rusk County Town of Thornapple is appealing a preliminary injunction issued Oct. 4. Wisconsin Western District Chief U.S. Judge James Peterson ruled the town violated the federal Help America Vote Act by removing voting machine access and switching to hand-counted, paper ballots during primary elections in April and August.
The injunction, which remains in effect, requires the town to make at least one accessible voting machine available to people with disabilities in the Nov. 5 presidential election and beyond. The order stems from a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice last month, which is ongoing
Court documents submitted to the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals show the town is focusing its challenge of Peterson’s ruling on the definition of a “voter system” under the Help America Vote Act.
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