AAPD presented Senator Christopher Dodd (CT) with
a 2003 Justice for All Award at its ADA anniversary celebration event
on July 23 in Washington, DC. Jim Dickson, AAPD's Vice President for
Government Affairs, who leads the Disability Vote Project, made the
presentation. Justice for All Awards were presented to six extraordinary
champions of the political and economic empowerment for people with
disabilities. (ADA Anniversary Celebration Event Photo Gallery)
Senator Dodd received this honor in recognition of his tremendous advocacy on behalf of this country’s people with disabilities and the critical role he played in the passage of the “Help America Vote Act” of 2002.
Voters and Disability, Civic and Civil Rights Groups Challenge State's Vote Plan in Court - Plan Completely Fails to Uphold Bold New Statutory Voter Rights to Remedy the Loss of Votes and Other Problems in Past Elections. -May 23, 2006
HAVA Compliance in New York State Surveying and Anything But...Complying with the Law. -April 2, 2006
US Justice Department Sues New York State Lawsuit Seeks to Vindicate Rights of Disabled Voters and Federal Election Reform Efforts. -March 3, 2006
DOJ Threatens to Sue Pennsylvania Over Non-compliance with HAVA Voting rights activists in Westmoreland County persuaded the Court to block the county from moving ahead, citing a provision in the state constitution that requires the purchase of new voting machines. -February 24, 2006
Results of 2006 Voting Technology Survey A survey tracking the results of voter trust in the current voting technology. -January 26, 2006
Lack of HAVA Compliance in New York State The US Department of Justice is threatening to sue the state of New York over delays in bringing new voting machines and complying with other requirements of the Help America Vote Act. -January 24, 2006
USDOJ to Monitor Elections in 16 Jurisdictions Across the US on November 8, 2005. -November, 2005
AAPD Calls on Election Officials to Comply with HAVA and Make Voting Accessible -November 2005
Accessible voting legal actions
AAPD v. Hood Legal Decision -June, 2005
AAPD comments on voter registration database design by Jim Dickson.-May, 2005
Letter from the Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division responding to a formal opinion on certain issues concerning the Help America Vote Act. -May, 2005
Lubbock County required to have disability-friendly voting machines. A federal mandate to buy disability-friendly voting machines could cripple the local elections office budget. -February 2005
Achieving Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's dream. The anniversary of the Voting Rights Act will assess what changes may be needed in order to continue to expand electoral participation in America's diverse communities. -January 2005
Publication of State plans pursuant to the Help America Vote Act. -December, 2004
To Vote or Not to Vote is not the question. -November, 2004
More than forty National Organizations call on election directors to prevent problems. -August, 2004
Disability access recommendations for HAVA. -May, 2004
A simple guide to HAVA. -April, 2004
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