City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0132R

• File #: 06-0132R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Making Voting Easier for All
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 2/6/2006
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/5/2007
• Title: Informational Hearing - Making Voting Easier for All FOR the purpose of requesting that the Baltimore City Board of Elections report to the City Council regarding its plan to help and educate disabled residents regarding absentee ballots and transportation options to get more disabled voters to the polls, as well as what instructional plan is set in place to inform voters on how to operate the new voting machines that are being put to use in the upcoming election.
• Sponsors: Belinda Conaway, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert Curran, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Kenneth Harris, Paula Johnson Branch, President Young, Keiffer Mitchell, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, President Dixon, Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Agnes Welch
• Indexes: Informational Hearing

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/10/2006	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
2/9/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
2/6/2006	0	City Council	Introduced
2/6/2006	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Conaway


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Making Voting Easier for All

FOR the purpose of requesting that the Baltimore City Board of Elections report to the City Council regarding its plan to help and educate disabled residents regarding absentee ballots and transportation options to get more disabled voters to the polls, as well as what instructional plan is set in place to inform voters on how to operate the new voting machines that are being put to use in the upcoming election.
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On election day, disabled residents have the challenge of making sure that they are able to vote. More than any other group, disabled voters face situations that make the voting process potentially more difficult than it should be. They may have difficulty obtaining access to voter information as well as getting to and from voting polls. Because the Board of Elections is responsible to insure that local, State, and federal election laws are followed and adhered to as well as to investigate other policy options to make sure that all registered voters are not inhibited from voting in any way, it is important that they have a devised plan of action to aid disabled voters in any way necessary.

In addition to helping disabled voters, there is also the issue of the new voting machines that are to be put to use in the upcoming election. Many voters...