Article on Elderly Citizens and Voting

Wesley E. Wright (Partner, Texas) and Molly Dear Abshire (Partner, Texas) recently published an article entitled, Voting for Texans 65 and Better, Senior Living Section, Houston Chronicle. Provided below is the introduction to their article:

Inthis presidential election year, older voters are expected to be the decisivesegment of voters, and therefore their votes are highly prized. Of all eligible voters, nearly a quarter areaged 60 plus. 

Eldervoters understand that issues such as Social Security and Medicare reformdirectly affect them and are concerned about the issues of health care andeconomy.  

Thereare still numerous challenges for eligible older voters and voters withdisabilities, including difficulty moving or driving, inability to sign one’sname or to read a ballot. These issueshave always presented problems for the exercise of their civil right to vote.