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Equip for Equality · Voting Rights Project : People with Disabilities : Info, Resources, Laws...

About the Voting Rights Project

Purpose: eliminate barriers to voting, including barriers to privacy and independence in voting.

Activities of the Voting Rights Project:

Participating in the Illinois Disability Get Out the Vote Project and collaborating with community agencies such as the Illinois League of Women Voters

Serving on the Illinois State Planning Committee to develop a plan to implement Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in Illinois

Working with Voting Authorities to Release Funds for Polling Place Accessibility

Chairing a subcommittee on disability-related voting issues and presenting comments on the proposed state guidelines to the State Board of Elections

Producing and Distributing Voter Rights Information

Running a toll free Voters Help Line to answer questions regarding voting problems experienced by voters with disabilities

Offering Free Seminars for People with Disabilities about Their Voting Rights

Surveying Polling Places throughout Illinois for Accessibility

Training Election Judges on Voting Rights and Disability Awareness

Community Outreach

Helping to Implement Help America Vote Act (HAVA)-State Board of Elections Selection of Accessible Voting Machines

Helping Register People with Disabilities to Vote-Serving as Deputy Registrars for the City of Chicago, Cook County and other counties in Illinois

Distributing Information About Political Candidates

Advocating for full voting place accessibility, including physical and non-visual access

Contact Information:
Voting Rights Project

20 N. Michigan, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 341-0022 Se Habla Español ASL
(800) 537-2632
(800) 610-2779 (TTY)
(312) 341-0295 (Fax)
contactus@equipforequality.org

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