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

Tue Nov 4 02:13:17 UTC 2008

That I guess is the best they could come up with at the late date of the 
order.    I can't say I am thrilled with losing my independent access. 
The stuff that people are getting over the machine is the version that the 
judge said was biased.

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

>I sent a message to the Chicago Bar Association to ask what guidance they
> might offer someone who is blind or print disabled.  Their response is 
> below.
> Basically, an election judge is required to read the question to  anyone 
> with
> low vision or blindness prior to their entering the voting  booth.  Has 
> this
> happened to those of you who participated in early  voting?  I'm curious 
> as to
> how many of us will actually have an election  judge do this.
>
> Ronza
>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________
> From: bmcmeen at chicagobar.org
> To: AZNOR99 at aol.com
> CC:  pollwatcher at chicagobar.org
> Sent: 11/3/2008 4:58:49 P.M. Central Standard  Time
> Subj: RE: Illinois Constitutional Convention Notice Voter  Information
>
>
> Dear Ronza: I have been informed that  in the judgment that Judge Howse
> entered as well as his supplemental order  that was entered last week 
> explicitly
> requires the judges of election to read  the Corrective Notice to every 
> voter
> who is vision impaired.
> Please let us know if you have any other  questions.
> Beth
>
> Beth McMeen
> CLE Director
> The  Chicago Bar Association
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AZNOR99 at aol.com  [mailto:AZNOR99 at aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 7:32  PM
> To: cle at chicagobar.org
> Subject: Re: Illinois  Constitutional Convention Notice Voter Information
>
>
> I want to know if it is a further violation to provide the document in
> written form on election day but not provide a mechanism for reading it 
> for  those
> of us who have print disabilities such as blindness.  For  example, the 
> ballot
> itself is now in an audio form for those of us who need  such an
> accommodation under the Help America Vote Act.  Would the  provision of 
> written notice at
> the polling site constitute a violation of  this Act since there would be 
> no
> effective way for blind and print disabled  voters to read it 
> independently?
>
> Ronza Othman
>
>
> In a message dated 10/31/2008 2:59:25 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> cle at chicagobar.org writes:
>
>
> 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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