EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Mary A. Ciccone
Organization : | New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc
Post Date : | 9/21/2005
Section Comments
Section : | 2
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Comment : | Dear Sir or Madam: New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc., is the designated protection and advocacy system for individuals with disabilities in New Jersey pursuant to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5041 to 15045; the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 10801 to 10807; the Client Assistance Program of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 732; the Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights Program of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794e; and the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities, 29 U.S.C. § 2201. NJP&A supports the comments submitted by the National Disability Rights Network, formerly known as the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, and offers these additional comments. NJP&A is concerned that several accessibility provisions listed in the proposed guidelines are written to be optional. It is essential in order to ensure that individuals with disabilities have the same ability to cast a confidential ballot that all accessibility provisions listed in these guidelines be mandatory.
Attach file : | Voting System Guidelines Comments.doc