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October 6, 1987

Voting Accessibility

The House Administration Elections Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act. W… read more

The House Administration Elections Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act. Witnesses testified about the law’s progress in voter registration and polling place accessibility. Representative William “Bill” Thomas was misidentified onscreen as Representative Robert Lindsay Thomas, who appears in this hearing as a witness. close

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Doug Barnard Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
Linda Beazley Director Richmond County, GA->Board of Elections

Ham Fish Jr. U.S. Representative [R] New York
Emmett Fremaux Board Member District of Columbia->Board of Elections
Jennifer Helget Staff Member Washington (State)->Office of the Secretary of State
William Kimberling Specialist Federal Election Commission->Research
Mike Levelle Board Member Illinois->Board of Election Commissioners
Mark Lewis Director of Communications National Organization on Disability
Scott Marshall Legislative Counsel National Easter Seal Society
Oral Miller National Representative American Council of the Blind
Mary Anne Sonnenschein Member American Association of Retired Persons
Karen Peltz Strauss Representative National Association of the Deaf
Lindsay Thomas U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
Bill Thomas U.S. Representative [R] California
Frank DeGeorge Coalition for Voter Accessibility
Joe Kolter U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
Al Swift U.S. Representative [D] Washington
Jim Waltermire Secretary of State [R] Montana

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House House Administration Subcommittee on Elections

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Program ID:: 726-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Dec 24, 1987 | 10:57am EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Dec 25, 1987 | 1:48pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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Dec 24, 1987 | 10:57am EST | C-SPAN 1
Dec 25, 1987 | 1:48pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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