[il-talk] Fwd: Illinois Constitutional Convention Notice Voter Information

[AZNOR99 at aol.com]

This may pose a problem for us.  I've learned that someone at the  polling 
locations will be handing out a paper that has the new and updated  question 
concerning whether or not to have a Constitutional Convention.  As  a result, the 
method in which the revised question is distributed may be  discriminatory 
against those with print disabilities including the blind.   The law requires 
that the question be distributed in advance of the election,  but a court 
decided the earlier version of the question was misleading.  So  the Court ordered 
that the question be rewritten and redistributed to every  person who is 
registered to vote.  The revised question may have been sent  by mail to some, but 
it was not sent to most.
 
I'm curious as to what everyone on this list thinks of this issue.  I  don't 
want to know if you support or oppose the Constitutional Convention -  we're a 
nonprofit and should not take a position.  I'm curious as to  whether you 
think not receiving the question until voting day, and receiving it  in written 
form only, feels like you've been barred access to it.
 
Thoughts?
 
Ronza
 
 
 
 
  
____________________________________
 From: cle at chicagobar.org
To: aznor99 at aol.com
Sent: 10/31/2008 2:59:25  P.M. Central Standard Time
Subj: Illinois Constitutional Convention Notice  Voter Information



Dear CBA Member: 
As you have probably heard, the CBA has filed suit challenging the form of  
the ballot for the referendum in the upcoming election about the calling of a  
Constitutional Convention in Illinois. The CBA has not taken a position  
supporting or opposing holding a Constitutional Convention. Our lawsuit is  simply 
intended to ensure that the referendum is conducted in a fair and  
constitutional manner. 
The circuit and appellate courts have agreed with us that the form of  ballot 
certified by the State Board of Elections is inaccurate, biased, and  
misleading. The courts have ordered that each voter, before voting, be given a  
"Corrective Notice" in the form of the attached pdf file entitled "Con-Con  
Notice." All voters throughout Illinois are supposed to receive the Notice,  
including those voting by absentee ballot, Early Voting, and on Election  Day. 
We believe that the Corrective Notice does not adequately remedy the  legally 
defective ballot, and we intend to file a petition for leave to appeal  after 
the election asking the Supreme Court to decide that issue. In the  meantime, 
however, we have received reports that some voters are not receiving  the 
Corrective Notice. To attempt to determine the extent of compliance or  
noncompliance with the court orders requiring distribution of the Notice,  we are 
asking voters to fill-out the attached one-page affidavit (the  pdf file entitled 
"Con-Con Affidavit


") and return it to the CBA  at pollwatcher at chicagobar.org  
<mailto:pollwatcher at chicagobar.org> or by fax to (312)  554-2054. 
Please feel free to forward this email to your colleagues, friends and  
family. They should likewise feel free to forward the email to other Illinois  
voters. The more responses we receive, the better we will be able to assess  the 
extent to which the remedy prescribed by the courts has been  implemented. 
I am proud that our Association has taken a leadership role in this matter.  
With your assistance, we can try to ensure that the remedy fashioned by the  
courts does not prove to be illusory. 
Thank you for your help. 
Sincerely, 
Terrence M. Murphy 
Executive  Director
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