[il-talk] Fwd: Illinois Constitutional Convention Notice VoterInformation

[Patti Gregory-Chang]

Personally, I have seen this information all over the place but I am a 
member of the bar and so have access that others may not have.

Patti Gregory-Chang
President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
pattichang at att.net
www.nfbofillinois.org
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Subject: [il-talk] Fwd: Illinois Constitutional Convention Notice 
VoterInformation


> 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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