Justice Department Sues Harris County, TX under Title II of the ADA for Inaccessible Polling Places

The Justice Department, along with the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas, filed a lawsuit yesterday in the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division against Harris County, Texas. The lawsuit, filed under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), alleges that the County fails to provide physically accessible polling places to voters with mobility and vision disabilities.

To find out more about the ADA or this lawsuit,

call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA Information Line at 1-800-514-0301 or 1-800-514-0383 (TDD), or access its www.ADA.gov website. 

 Article Credit: U.S. Department of Justice