Duval County Must Provide Accessible Voting Machines, Judge Orders
JACKSONVILLE, FL, April 1, 2004-- A federal judge ruled Friday that Duval County election officials are violating the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act by not providing accessible voting machines.
In a decision that was made public Monday, U.S. District Judge Wayne Alley ordered the county to equip 20 percent of its voting precincts with touch-screen machines in time for the August 2004 primary election.