Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 12pm DISABILITY & VOTING ADVOCATES JOIN WITH LEGISLATORS & ELECTION COMMISSIONERS TO DEMAND EQUAL VOTING ACCESS FOR ALL NEW YORKERS WHO: New York State Independent Living Council, The League of Women Voters of New York State, The Center for Disability Rights, Disability Rights New York, The Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Westchester Independent Living Center, Resource Center for Accessible Living, Westchester Disabled On the Move, Voting Access Solutions, New York Disability Vote Network, and the Center for Independence of the Disabled New York. Assemblywoman Sandy Galef and Putnam County Board of Elections Commissioners, Anthony Scannapieco and Catherine Croft will provide comments at the conference. WHAT: Disability and voting advocates from across the state will be joined by legislators and election commissioners at the capitol to call for greater and equal voting access for all New Yorkers and for an end to the use of lever voting machines in any elections in New York State. As a result of legislation passed last spring, the State Board of Elections is due to submit a report this month to the Governor and State Legislature with recommendations and guidance on transitioning all local elections to electronic voting systems. Advocates are urging that the report be made public and include a truly comprehensive and timely plan to end the use of lever voting machines. WHEN: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 12pm WHERE: Legislative Office Building, Room 130, Albany
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