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The paper ballots used by Pennsylvania for this process did not allow blind voters to vote privately and independently<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>in the same way other Pennsylvania voters could, because blind voters must rely on sighted third parties to assist with completing and returning a paper<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>ballot. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The Court granted the plaintiffs’ request in May for a preliminary injunction, and the defendants were required to provide voters with disabilities an<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>interim electronic option for mail-in voting in the June 2020 primary. The <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Protecting and advancing the rights of people with disabilities <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>plaintiffs continued with the lawsuit after that to secure a permanent solution in time for the general elections in November. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>On August 14, the defendants told the Court that Pennsylvania had finalized a contract for and intended to implement the Democracy Live OmniBallot tool,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>which the defendants promise will provide an accessible electronic option for delivery and marking of ballots for voters with disabilities for the November<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>2020 election and subsequent elections. The defendants also stated in litigation that they intend to ask county boards of election (CBEs) to <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>• send appropriate instructions to approved OmniBallot voters for marking and return of ballots <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>• provide differently sized envelopes for those voters to enclose and return marked ballots <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>• and accept returned ballots as long as a signature appears anywhere on the envelope <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Based on these representations, on August 18, 2020, the Court granted the defendants’ request for judgment on grounds that the plaintiffs would receive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>the relief requested in the lawsuit. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Kelly Darr, Legal Director for Disability Rights Pennsylvania and co-counsel with Brown Goldstein & Levy, LLP for Plaintiffs, said, “This is an important<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>victory and a major step toward providing equal access to the polls and fully accessible elections for all voters with disabilities. The National Federation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>of the Blind and Disability Rights Pennsylvania will be monitoring the implementation of this new tool closely to ensure that disabled voters have the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>access and information necessary to use this tool in time for the general election.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Lynn Heitz, President of the National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania expressed a similar sentiment. “The National Federation of the Blind is fighting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>for the right of blind people everywhere to vote safely, privately, and independently in the November election,” said Heitz, “We are glad that Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>plans to ensure this right for its blind voters.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>The Pennsylvania Department of State had not posted specific information about OmniBallot to its voter websites as of the time of this release. According<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>to court filings, OmniBallot is a cloud-based platform that will allow county election officials to upload ballot information to create an <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>accessible ballot, which can be electronically delivered and marked through <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>OmniBallot by a link sent to eligible voters. More information about <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>OmniBallot is available at <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>https://democracylive.com/omniballot-online/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>For more information on this option for voters with disabilities as it <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>develops, visit the Department of State’s website, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>www.votespa.com,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>or <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>contact Disability Rights Pennsylvania by calling 800-692-7443 or email at <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="mailto:vote@disabilityrightspa.org">vote@disabilityrightspa.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Disability Rights Pennsylvania letterhead:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Disability Rights Pennsylvania <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>1800 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 900 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Philadelphia, PA 19103 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(215) 238-8070 (Voice) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(877) 375-7139 (TDD) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>www.disabilityrightspa.org <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes'>Joseph Drenth <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes'>First Vice-President, National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes'>Pennsylvania State Board of Vocational Rehabilitation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes'>Senior R&D Software Engineer, JBT Corporation, Automated Systems Division<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes'>Cell: 215-827-7787<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes'>Email: joe.drenth@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>