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San Diego Co. judge rejects disabled man's petition to vote – for now (xpost from GD)
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/rector-727438-judge-vote.htmlA California judge ruled that a former NPR producer who had a traumatic brain injury has so far failed to demonstrate he is qualified to vote despite a new state law that makes it easier for people with developmental disabilities to keep and restore the right to cast a ballot.
San Diego County Superior Court Judge Julia C. Kelety held out the possibility that she will eventually decide that David Rector can vote in the Nov. 8 presidential election. But the judge said Rector’s conservator and fiancee, Rosalind Alexander-Kasparik, needed to provide more information to prove that is what he wants....
Under the California law that took effect Jan. 1, people with disabilities who are assigned conservators to manage their financial and other affairs keep the right to vote unless a court finds “clear and convincing evidence” that they cannot express a desire to exercise it.
The Spectrum Institute, which advocates for people with disabilities, highlighted Rector’s case in a petition to the U.S. Justice Department to require California to notify people who have been disqualified from voting about the law in time for the November election. Thomas Coleman, the institute’s legal director, estimates that 32,000 people may have lost voting rights in California.
San Diego County Superior Court Judge Julia C. Kelety held out the possibility that she will eventually decide that David Rector can vote in the Nov. 8 presidential election. But the judge said Rector’s conservator and fiancee, Rosalind Alexander-Kasparik, needed to provide more information to prove that is what he wants....
Under the California law that took effect Jan. 1, people with disabilities who are assigned conservators to manage their financial and other affairs keep the right to vote unless a court finds “clear and convincing evidence” that they cannot express a desire to exercise it.
The Spectrum Institute, which advocates for people with disabilities, highlighted Rector’s case in a petition to the U.S. Justice Department to require California to notify people who have been disqualified from voting about the law in time for the November election. Thomas Coleman, the institute’s legal director, estimates that 32,000 people may have lost voting rights in California.
And heeeeeere's Mr. Rector!
