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Roanoke proclaims Sept. 8–12 Disability Voting Rights Week, local advocates call for accessible voting
Summary
Vice Mayor Terry Maguire read a proclamation declaring Sept. 8–12, 2025 as Disability Voting Rights Week; Karen Mikulski Carney of the Blue Ridge Independent Living Center described the week's goals and urged accessible voting measures for roughly 20,000 City of Roanoke residents with disabilities.
Vice Mayor Terry Maguire presented a proclamation at the Sept. 2 Roanoke City Council meeting declaring Sept. 8–12, 2025 as Disability Voting Rights Week in the city.
The proclamation text cited national figures and called for elected officials, elections officials, poll workers and non-disabled community members to learn about…
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