ACLU files motion opposing dismissal of Ford County voting access lawsuit

The ACLU filed a motion Friday opposing the dismissal of its voting rights case against Ford County Clerk Deborah Cox.

The legal action requests additional polling places in Dodge City.

“We aren’t asking for the moon,” said ACLU of Kansas legal director Lauren Bonds. “Our plaintiffs need, deserve and are legally entitled to an accessible polling place, in town. That’s more than reasonable.” The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit in October accusing Cox of disenfranchising voters, particularly those in the Hispanic community, and asking a judge to halt the use of the site located on the outskirts of Dodge City.