Earlier this year, I went to Oklahoma to report a piece on something I didn't know much about: voting access for the cognitively and physically disabled. I think this is an important story. Watch it here (a short thread to follow)

Because elections are administered by states, there is no national standardization of when someone with disabilities can be denied the right to vote/removed from the voting rolls

In some states, including Oklahoma, people who enter guardianships -- the type of agreements that allow the parents of someone with disabilities to oversee their medical care, for example -- can be automatically removed from the voter roles

This happened earlier this year to Kyle Keck. He's been voting for a decade, but earlier this year he was removed from the voter rolls. Because of his cerebral palsy, Kyle's father is his guardian. They were both shocked to find out this is how the law works

We reached out to each of the 39 states that have restrictions on voting rights for those deemed incompetent. We located at least 17,000 people removed from the voting rolls since the 2016 presidential election -- the data is far from complete and that is likely a deep undercount

Voting rights advocates say those with cognitive disabilities should, in most cases, be given access to the polls. Opponents cite the potential for fraud -- and point to the very small number of times that fraud has been committed this way

Kyle Keck won’t be able to vote this year. But he has vowed to fight until he gets the state law changed to guarantee that people like him have access to the ballot box

Really appreciate the folks who took time to speak with me and the team for this piece. Watch the full thing here, or on Quibi (RIP)