[NFBEspanol-Talk] Información Urgente: Los Residentes Ciegos de Pennsylvania Obtienen la Victoria en las Votaciones en Ausencia

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Información Urgente: Los Residentes Ciegos de Pennsylvania Obtienen la 
Victoria en las Votaciones en Ausencia

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PARA LA DIFUCIÓN INMEDIATA

LOS RESIDENTES CIEGOS DE PENNSYLVANIA OBTIENEN LA VICTORIA EN LAS 
VOTACIONES EN AUSENCIA

_EL ESTADO HA ORDENADO IMPLEMENTAR EL SISTEMA QUE PERMITE A LAS PERSONAS 
CIEGAS EMITIR BOLETAS DE VOTACIÓN EN AUSENCIA POR CORREO DE FORMA 
INDEPENDIENTE Y PRIVADA_

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (28 DE MAYO, 2020): Un juez del distrito federal ha

ordenado a la Mancomunidad de Pennsylvania que proporcione una boleta 
con escritura accesible

(AWIB) a los votantes ciegos de Pennsylvania para las elecciones 
primarias del 2 de junio.

El fallo es una victoria para Joseph Drenth, un residente ciego de 
Chalfont, quien

teme ir a su lugar de votación local debido a la pandemia de COVID-19.

El sistema inmunitario del señor Drenth's está ligeramente comprometido, 
y su esposa y

suegra, con quienes vive, ambas tienen asma que complica factores.

La Honorable Jennifer P. Wilson, juez del distrito en el Tribunal del 
Distrito

Federal para el Distrito Medio de Pennsylvania, emitió una orden 
temporal de restricción después de la audiencia del miércoles en la 
demanda que el señor Drenth

y la Federación Nacional de Ciegos de Pennsylvania (NFB-PA) entabló

la semana pasada. La orden de la corte requiere que el estado 
proporcione a los votantes ciegos

con una lista de los candidatos en la boleta electoral para su distrito 
electoral junto

con un formulario electrónico accesible en el que pueden escribir sus 
elecciones

para cada cargo. Los votantes ciegos de Pennsylvania que deseen usar la 
boleta con escritura accesible, AWIB, deben

solicitar el formulario accesible antes de las 8:00 pm del viernes 29 de 
mayo.

Los votantes elegibles deben haber solicitado una boleta de votación en 
ausencia o por correo para la

fecha límite del 26 de mayo de 2020, y aún no haber presentado una 
boleta de papél. la boleta con escritura accesible, AWIB,

debe presentarse junto con una declaración y un número de identificación 
válido. Los votantes, deben devolver sus materiales de la boleta con 
escritura accesible, AWIB, por correo de primera clase o

por entrega a mano a la oficina de la Junta Electoral del Condado en la 
jurisdicción del centro electoral

de los votantes antes de 8:00 pm

del 2 de junio de 2020.

Más detalles están disponibles en este comunicado de prensa [2]

del Departamento de Estado de Pennsylvania.

La demanda, que continuará para resolver la cuestión de

votación en ausencia accesible y soluciones de votación por correo para 
elecciones más tarde este año,

alega violaciones del Título II de

la Ley de Americanos con Discapacidad,

Americans with disabilities act,

(ADA) y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973. Los demandantes

fueron representados por Disability Rights Pennsylvania [3] y Brown 
Goldstein

Levy LLP [4].

"Aunque esta solución temporal no es ideal, elogiamos a la Juez Wilson por

el fallo rápido para dejar en claro que los funcionarios de la mancomunidad

deben respetar los derechos de los votantes ciegos, y por reconocer que 
el status quo

era inaceptable," dijo Lynn Heitz, presidente de la Federación Nacional de

Ciegos de Pennsylvania. "A la luz de este fallo y con la dirección clara 
de la juez en la audiencia, esperamos que la mancomunidad trabaje 
rápidamente

con nosotros para identificar e implementar una solución de votación 
totalmente compatible con la Ley de Americanos con Discapacidad, ADA, para

elecciones futuras".

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ACERCA DE LA FEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DE CIEGOS

La Federación Nacional de Ciegos (NFB), Con sede en Baltimore, es

laorganización nacional más grande y antigua de estadounidenses ciegos. 
Fundada

en 1940, la Federación consta de filiales, capítulos y divisiones en los

cincuenta estados, Washington DC, y Puerto Rico. La Federación defiende 
los derechos de

las personas ciegas de todas las edades, y proporciona información y 
apoyo a las familias

con niños ciegos, a los estadounidenses mayores que están perdiendo la 
vista y más.

Creemos enlas esperanzas

y los sueños de las personas ciegas y trabajamos juntos para

transformarlos en realidad. Infórmese más acerca de nuestros muchos 
programas e

iniciativas en

www.nfb.org

[5].

PÓNGASE EN CONTACTO CON:

Chris Danielsen

Director de Relaciones Públicas

Federación Nacional de Ciegos

(410) 659-9314, extensión 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Celular)

cdanielsen at nfb.org

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Subject: 	[NFBC-Info] Time-sensitive Information: Blind Pennsylvanians 
Win Victory on Absentee Voting
Date: 	Thu, 28 May 2020 20:30:20 +0000 (UTC)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BLIND PENNSYLVANIANS WIN VICTORY ON ABSENTEE VOTING

_STATE ORDERED TO IMPLEMENT SYSTEM ALLOWING THE BLIND TO CAST ABSENTEE AND
MAIL-IN BALLOTS PRIVATELY AND INDEPENDENTLY_

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (MAY 28, 2020): A federal district judge has
ordered the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide an accessible write-in
ballot (AWIB) to blind Pennsylvania voters for the June 2 primary election.
The ruling is a victory for Joseph Drenth, a blind Chalfont resident, who
fears going to his local polling place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr. Drenth's immune system is slightly compromised, and his wife and
mother-in-law, with whom he lives, both have asthma and complicating
factors.

The Honorable Jennifer P. Wilson, district judge for the Federal District
Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, issued a temporary
restraining order after a Wednesday hearing in the lawsuit that Mr. Drenth
and the National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania (NFB-PA) filed
last week. The court's order requires the state to provide blind voters
with a list of the candidates on the ballot for their voting district along
with an accessible electronic form on which they can type in their choices
for each office. Blind Pennsylvania voters who wish to use the AWIB must
request the accessible form by no later than 8PM on Friday, May 29.
Eligible voters must have applied for an absentee or mail-in ballot by the
May 26, 2020 deadline, and not yet have submitted a paper ballot. The AWIB
must be submitted along with a declaration and a valid identification
number. Voters must return their AWIB materials by first-class mail or
hand-delivery to the County Board of Elector's office in the voter's
jurisdiction by no later than 8:00 p.m. on June 2, 2020.

More details are available in this press release [2] from the Pennsylvania
Department of state.

The lawsuit, which will continue in order to resolve the question of
accessible absentee and mail-in ballot solutions for elections later this
year, alleges violations of Title II of the Americans with disabilities act
(ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation act of 1973. The plaintiffs
were represented by Disability Rights Pennsylvania [3] and Brown Goldstein
Levy LLP [4].

"Although this temporary solution is not ideal, we commend Judge Wilson for
ruling expeditiously, for making it clear that commonwealth officials must
respect the rights of blind voters, and for recognizing that the status quo
was unacceptable," said Lynn Heitz, president of the National Federation of
the Blind of Pennsylvania. "In light of this ruling and the judge's clear
direction at the hearing, we hope that the commonwealth will work quickly
with us to identify and implement a fully ADA-compliant voting solution for
future elections."

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ABOUT THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), headquartered in Baltimore, is
the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind Americans. Founded
in 1940, the NFB consists of affiliates, chapters, and divisions in the
fifty states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. The NFB defends the rights of
blind people of all ages and provides information and support to families
with blind children, older Americans who are losing vision, and more. We
believe in the hopes and dreams of blind people and work together to
transform them into reality. Learn more about our many programs and
initiatives at www.nfb.org [5].

CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen
  Director of Public Relations
  National Federation of the Blind
  (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
  (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
  cdanielsen at nfb.org

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