Dorothy Griffin, of Atlanta, poses for a portrait in Atlanta. Blind voters like Griffin fear a loss of control over their ability to cast a ballot as election officials across the U.S. plan a major expansion of voting by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic. Griffin requested an absentee ballot for Georgia’s primary Tuesday, but she gave up waiting for it and decided to cast a ballot in person on the last day of early voting to avoid crowds on Election Day. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

In three legal actions, advocates for those who have vision loss or are blind insist that states offer alternatives to paper-and-pencil mail voting. Paper ballots require a helper to read and fill out. This makes it impossible to cast an independent, private vote. Several states including Delaware adopted an internet-based system that is compatible with many common assistive technology devices. However, election security experts criticize online systems as too dangerous to justify the possible accessibility benefits.