EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Faith Gross
Organization : | Legal Center for People w/ Disabilities & Older
Post Date : | 9/30/2005
General Comments
Comment : | Testimony on Proposed Voluntary Voting System Guidelines I am a Rights Advocate with The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People, Colorado’s Protection and Advocacy System. I coordinate Colorado’s protection and advocacy for voting access program which we call VOTE!... I am neither a lawyer, nor an expert in voting systems technology. However, I do have a strong understanding of the importance of section 301(a) of HAVA for many voters with disabilities, not only in Colorado, but across the United States. Section 301(a) (3)(A) requires that voting systems shall “be accessible for individuals with disabilities, including nonvisual accessibility for the blind and visually impaired, in a manner that provides the same opportunity for access and participation (including privacy and independence) as for other voters”. [Statements submitted at EAC public hearing, June 30, 2005, Denver, CO]