Too elderly to vote?

Elderly citizens must overcome difficult circumstances to participate in
elections, and exercise their right to vote. Some nursing homes make
judgments on a resident's competency. Other homes do not offer access to
ballots. Dr. Jason Karlawish, associate professor of medicine and medical
ethics in the School of Medicine, testified before the US Senate Special
Committee on Aging, citing studies examining voting rights for the elderly.
Dr. Karlawish, a member of Penn's Institute on Aging, recommended that to
help break down the logistical and geographical voting barriers many older
Americans face, the US must develop a model for mobile polling. Rosmary
Rodriguez, representing the US Election Assistance Commission, encourages
individual states' election officials to set up non-partisan service to the
facilities.

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[lacielo9]

you know what every single person even deserve the right to vote I don't think it's right to their wrights away it shouldn't matter if some one has some form of dementia they have rights just like we do

[idgirl97]

well, Michigan did a really cool thing for the elderly and gave them the ability to send in their votes early via the mail so that if they were invalid or getting out was very difficult for them they could still participate!

[wexsetter]

wuts that soposed to meen?

[wexsetter]

wuts thet sopposed two meen?

[nesseline]

Come on, even rednecks are allowed to vote!