[il-talk] Fwd: Illinois Constitutional Convention Notice VoterInformation
Kelly Doty
kelly at dls.net
Tue Nov 4 02:31:26 UTC 2008
I was given the information in large, clear print as was everyone else. The
judge that I handed my application for early voting to asked me if I could
read it or if he should read it to me. I was able to read it and told him
so. Believe me, with the amount of time I had to wait to vote, I had plenty
of time to consider the issue.
Kelly
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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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