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Maggie Astor
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Reporter at The New York Times writing about U.S. politics. NYT Guild steward. Previously: climate and covid coverage. Always: cats, gymnastics. No, not one of those Astors.
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Dessa Cosma's precinct had no voting booths reachable from her wheelchair. A worker said to fill out her ballot on the check-in table, and got annoyed when she said she had the right to vote privately. That night, several disabled colleagues had horror stories too. Gift link to my article today:

Elections Have Gotten More Accessible for Disabled Voters, but Gaps Remain
Elections Have Gotten More Accessible for Disabled Voters, but Gaps Remain

A report to the Election Assistance Commission from researchers at Rutgers University found that disabled voters’ turnout lagged non-disabled voters’ by 11 percentage points, down from 17.

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Maggie Astor
@maggieastor.bsky.social
Reporter at The New York Times writing about U.S. politics. NYT Guild steward. Previously: climate and covid coverage. Always: cats, gymnastics. No, not one of those Astors.
6.2k followers492 following2.2k posts