Oct. 22 (UPI) — The federal government launched a new digital tool to aid U.S. voters in six states affected by recent hurricanes.
On Tuesday, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice unveiled its new online webpage that has compiled scores of listings for needed and critical information for American voters affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
The recent hurricanes have displaced thousands of people and disrupted vital services and other facets of daily life, including the voting system, DOJ said in a release .
While the storms closed schools, businesses and other places, DOJ said they also bogged down U.S. postal delivery services that are crucial for voting. Also, for many storm victims, crucial personal documents needed for voting, such as photos and identification records, have been destroyed…