Agency sues for access to voting sites

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

http://timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128767982958

<snip>

A state agency is seeking a court order to make sure that Richmond polling places in Tuesday's election are accessible to voters with disabilities.

In a lawsuit filed in Richmond Circuit Court, the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy (VOPA) says city officials have refused to allow agency representatives to monitor the voting places.

Such alleged refusal violates state and federal law, attorneys for VOPA say in the suit.

According to the suit, Richmond Registrar J. Kirk Showalter in a letter to a lawyer for the agency refused to allow VOPA to monitor city polling places.

<snip>