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

Tue Nov 4 00:06:02 UTC 2008

Edwin,  Call me.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edwin" <conibodyworks at sprintpcs.com>
To: "NFB of Illinois Mailing List" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Fwd: Illinois Constitutional Convention Notice 
VoterInformation

> 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.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <AZNOR99 at aol.com>
> To: <il-talk at nfbnet.org>; <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 7:28 PM
> 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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