[il-talk] Fwd: Illinois Constitutional Convention NoticeVoterInformation
AZNOR99 at aol.com
AZNOR99 at aol.com
Thu Nov 6 03:21:53 UTC 2008
I did ask for the reworded version. My election judges had no idea what I
was talking about. I filed an affidavit last night and also plan to file a
complaint with the Voter VIP Program that the National Federation of the Blind
is facilitating.
Ronza
In a message dated 11/5/2008 8:08:45 P.M. Central Standard Time,
kelly at dls.net writes:
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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