[blindlaw] Voter Registration forms not accessible to the blind.

[Ross Doerr]

You mean if I move to Arkansas I can drive? Wow, what a state.
Wisecracks aside, this type of response isn't at all surprising to me.
 I was a HAVA attorney for a Disability law office for nearly 5 years, and
that type of response was not uncommon. 


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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of James Pepper
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 7:59 PM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindlaw] Voter Registration forms not accessible to the blind.

The State of Washington's election officer who is in charge of all voting
for the state responded to an inquiry on the accessibility of the Voter
Registration form with the following statement in writing:
"Remember, too, that federal law requires that voters be able to vote
independently; the capability to complete registration applications
independently is a desirable goal, but not a legal requirement at this
time."

I thought they were required to make voter registration forms accessible to
the blind, in every major civil rights bill since the Voting Rights Act.
 Also the Election officer at the State of Arkansas said over the phone that
the blind can register to vote when they get their drivers licenses.

James Pepper
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