[il-talk] Fwd: Illinois Constitutional Convention NoticeVoterInformation

Wed Nov 5 16:24:14 UTC 2008

Why didn't you ask for the reworded question?

Kelly
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <AZNOR99 at aol.com>
To: <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Fwd: Illinois Constitutional Convention 
NoticeVoterInformation

>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
> ----- Original  Message ----- 
> From: <AZNOR99 at aol.com>
> To:  <iabs-talk at nfbnet.org>; <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday,  November 03, 2008 7:21 PM
> 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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