Despite advances in suffrage rights for other groups, individuals with mental disabilities still experience significant barriers to voting. The authors discuss nationwide considerations of mental fitness for voting.
With advances in technology, the mental requirements for voting are constantly changing. For example, some modern voting machines do not require voters to be able to read, because the machine can read to the voter.
They recommend that legislatures keep pace with technological advances and societal sentiments.
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Appelbaum, P. S. (2000). “I vote. I count”: Mental Disability and the right to vote. Psychiatric Services, 51(7),849-850.