[Colorado-talk] Not too late to file a voting complaint (corrected message)

[Lorinda Riddle]

Sent by Scott C. LaBarre, President, NFB of Colorado Center for the Blind

 

Please read the forwarded email message below, but if anyone had trouble
voting on November 4 or before, Scott would like for your to contact him
directly. 

 

Lorinda Ann Riddle 

Coordinator of Special Projects 

National Federation of the Blind 

 of Colorado (NFBCO)

2233 W. Shepperd Avenue 

Littleton, CO 80120

W: 303-778-1130 

C: 720-384-5871

lriddle at cocenter.org    www.nfbco.org

 

Please send the following out to your members and mail lists:

 

Under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voters have a year to file a
complaint related to accessibility.  If you, or someone you know, had
accessibility problem when voting this year you may file a complaint or
grievance.

 

Types of problems would include: 

accessible voting machines not working

election judges unable to demonstrate how to use the machines

inaccessible polling places

election judges discouraging you from voting on the voting machine 

election judges stating that the voting machines are only for voters with
disabilities (or "the handicapped")

requests for printed election information in alternate formats not met by
election officials.

 

Complaints may be filed with the county clerk and recorder or the Secretary
of State.  My preference is with the Secretary of State as that office that
has the responsibility for investigating complaints.

 

Information about the HAVA complaint process and form is available from the
Secretary of State's website:

http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?tid=851

 

The Legal Center would like to know about any accessibility-related problems
during the August 12 Primary election or the November 4 General Election.
This will help us in our advocacy efforts with the (new) Secretary of State,
the county clerks, the legislature and the Election Reform Commission.  

 

I am available to assist folks in filing a complaint if assistance is
desired or needed.  We have a notary in our office.  (Complaints must be
notarized.)

 

 Thanks,

 

Faith Gross

 

VOTE! Coordinator

fgross at thelegalcenter.org

 

The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People

455 Sherman St.  Suite 130

Denver, CO 80203

303-722-0300 (V)

303-722-3619 (TTY)

1-800-288-1376 (V/TTY)

 

"Voting is the right from which all other rights spring."  Thomas Paine