| Absentee Ballot Exclusion of
Voters With Print Disabilities Sued in SDNY No
PI But Aug 17 Filing
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Aug 16 – In more electoral
irregularity news, the
American Council of the Blind
sued for ADA-compliant access
to the absentee voting program
for voters with print
disabilities.
On August 13 U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Lewis J. Liman held a
proceeding. Inner City Press
covered it.
In a
lengthy oral argument on a
possible preliminary
injunction, the problems of
not having a printer for those
with print disabilities was
analyzed in detail. At the
end, Judge Liman ordered the
parties to meet and confer and
submit a joint letter into the
docket by 6 pm.
When it came - after Inner
City Press had gotten
wrongfully withheld filings in
another case unsealed - the
parties said "Plaintiffs and
Defendants met to discuss
possilbe resolution for the
November General Election.
Unfortunately, parties are
unable to settle this matter
absent an order from this
Court. Respectfully, parties
await your order."
And, with
more detail than this, the
order came, denying the
preliminary injuctions still
envisioning a submission by 5
pm on August 17 to lead to an
order: "Plaintiffs’ motion for
preliminary injunction
requiring the State to
implement an RAVBM system
statewide is DENIED. In
accordance with this Opinion
& Order, and to ensure
that Plaintiffs are able to
cast private and independent
votes, and to vindicate their
rights under the ADA and the
Rehabilitation Act, however,
the Court orders Defendants to
submit a proposed injunction
consistent with Defendants’
written and oral
representations regarding
implementation of an
accessible absentee voting
system for the November 3,
2020 election. Defendants
shall meet and confer with
Plaintiffs regarding the terms
of that injunction. The
parties shall submit a
proposed injunction order to
the Court no later than 5:00
p.m. on August 17, 2020."
Watch this site.
The case is
Hernandez et al v. New York
State Board of Elections et
al., 20-cv-4003 (Liman)
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