[il-talk] Fwd: Illinois Constitutional Convention Notice VoterInformation
Edwin
conibodyworks at sprintpcs.com
Mon Nov 3 17:46:39 UTC 2008
Interesting,
because when I voted on the 14th of October that question was read by the
speech system on the machine I used at Access Living.
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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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