On Election Day, Tuesday, March 20, 2012, Equip for Equality has advocates available by telephone to answer your questions about any voting problems you might experience.
Voice: (800) 537-2632 x 7328
TTY: (800) 610-2779
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
About the Voting Rights Project
Purpose: To 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 EspaƱol ASL
(800) 537-2632
(800) 610-2779 (TTY)
(312) 341-0295 (Fax)
contactus@equipforequality.org
For Equip for Equality Homepage:
http://www.equipforequality.org/
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