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

Wed Nov 5 05:44:32 UTC 2008

I was never given one at all.  I had to use the question that was  recorded 
by the audio ballot that had been stricken as bias.  Anyone  else?

Ronza

In a message dated 11/4/2008 12:20:43 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
kelly at dls.net writes:

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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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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