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Welcome to the Just Vote Arizona! Disability Vote Coalition Web Site.

The purpose of the Just Vote Arizona! Disability Vote Coalition is to enhance and expand the political participation of people with disabilities by voter registration and “GOTV” activities.

The mission of the Just Vote Arizona! Disability Vote Coalition is to establish a statewide network of local, grassroots organizations with disability interests that will work on voter registration, get-out-the-vote (GOTV), and voter participation activities at the community level across the state of Arizona.

What is the Just Vote Arizona! Disability Vote Coalition (Just Vote Arizona! Disability Vote Coalition)?
Just Vote Arizona! Disability Vote Coalition is a coalition of disability groups committed to expanding the participation of people with disabilities and disability interests in the election process.

Who belongs to Just Vote Arizona! Disability Vote Coalition?
Just Vote Arizona! Disability Vote Coalition has a varied membership of individuals with disabilities and group members such as community rehabilitation programs, advocacy groups, independent living centers, and more.

What is Just Vote Arizona! Disability Vote Coalition’s vision?
Just Vote Arizona! Disability Vote Coalition envisions a statewide commitment to equal access and opportunities where everyone is provided the tools they need to achieve self-empowerment, independence, and community inclusion.

What does Just Vote Arizona! Disability Vote Coalition do exactly?
Just Vote Arizona! Disability Vote Coalition builds visible societal participation and political capital by:

    • increasing voter registration in the disability community
    • encouraging disability community members to vote
    • educating on disability vote issues, and
    • measuring and leveraging these efforts


















BALLOT TABULATION CENTER WEBCASTING

January 28, 2008 – Phoenix, AZ Beginning January 28, 2008 cameras will be in place in the Ballot Tabulation Center of the Maricopa County Elections Department. This is in accordance with legislation that was passed in 2007 and ARS 16-621C that “For any statewide, county, or legislative election, the county recorder or officer in charge of elections shall provide for a live video recording of the custody of all ballots while the ballots are present in a tabulation room in the counting center. The live video recording shall include date and time indicators and shall be linked to the secretary of state’s website...”

Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell announced that the video cameras will be activated on Mon-day, the 28th, when the Logic and Accuracy testing by the Secretary of State’s Office will be conducted for the Insight voting equipment that will be used for the February 5, 2008 Presidential Preference Election. She further stated that the cameras, which were installed by Benson Systems in December 2007, will remain active until the canvass of the election.

Access to the cameras is on the County Recorder’s website, www.recorder.maricopa.gov , Ballot Tabulation Center Webcasting.

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LANZAMIENTO DE COBERTURA DEL CENTRO DE TABULACIÓN DE BOLETAS

28 de Enero del 2008 – Phoenix, AZ Empezando el 28 de Enero del 2008 habrá cámaras instaladas en el Centro de Tabulación de Boletas del Departamento de Elecciones del Condado Maricopa . Ésto es en acuerdo con la legislatura que fué aprobada en el 2007 y ARS 16-621C que “Para cualquier elección estatal, del condado, o legislativa, el encargado del registro u oficial a cargo de elecciones deberá proveer la grabación de video en vivo de la custodia de todas las boletas mientras las boletas estén presentes en un cuarto de tabulación en el centro de conteo. La grabación de video en vivo deberá incluir indicadores de fecha y hora y deberá estar conectada al sitio web de la secretaría del estado...”

La encargada del registro del Condado Maricopa Helen Purcell anunció que las cámaras de video serán activadas el Lunes 28, cuando la prueba de Logica y Exactitud de la Oficina de la Secretaría del Estado sea conducida para el equipo de voto Insight que será usado para la Elección de Preferencia Presidencial
el 5 de Febrero del 2008. Además puntualizó que las cámaras, las cuales fueron instaladas por Benson Systems en Diciembre del 2007, se mantendrán activas hasta el sondeo de la elección.

El acceso a las cámaras está en el sitio web del Registrador del Condado, www.recorder.maricopa.gov , Lanzamiento de Cobertura del Centro de Tabulación de Boletas.

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UPDATE! --- Federal Election Information Available in Spanish

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is pleased to announce the expansion of its Spanish language resources available at www.eac.gov. The EAC homepage now includes an En Español section which provides information about registering to vote, the Help America Vote Act, and the EAC's Language Accessibility Program. Also included are the Spanish Glossary of Key Election Terminology, a voter resources center, and resources for military and overseas voters. Please let your staff and community members know that these valuable resources are available at www.eac.gov. If you have any questions about these resources or would like to learn more about the EAC's Language Accessibility Program, please contact Laiza N. Otero at (202) 566-2209 or via e-mail at lotero@eac.gov.

Sincerely,

Laiza N. Otero Election Research Specialist U.S. Election Assistance Commission 1225 New York Avenue, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 Tel. (202) 566-3100 (main office) Tel. (202) 566-2209 (direct) Fax (202) 566-3128 www.eac.gov 

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Minority voters again get U.S. help
In a shift, the Civil Rights Division is returning to traditionally enforcing voter laws after heavy criticism.

WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is reversing course and has begun taking steps to enforce a 1993 law that's intended to make it easier for poor minorities to register to vote.

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Probe finds flaws in Pima elections system

Pima County's election system needs significant changes to ensure its security in balloting, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard said Friday.

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Gordon elected to 2nd term

Mayor Phil Gordon cruised to victory Tuesday in an election that went largely as expected, with Phoenix voters also approving a sales-tax increase to pay for 600 new police and fire personnel.

Unofficial results show that voters also endorsed a ballot measure that will let Phoenix continue to set its own spending limit, rather than use a state formula tied to population growth and inflation.

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Romero, Glassman victorious

The two favorites handily won their Democratic primary contests Tuesday, moving them onto the November ballot to run for council seats on Tucson's West and East sides.

With almost 90 percent of the votes counted, Regina Romero, who has worked for Pima County and is backed by U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., was leading the Ward 1 City Council primary with 2,874 votes, or 80 percent.

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