{"id":200,"date":"2020-10-07T15:01:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T15:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press-releases\/statewide-coalition-applauds-swift-action-from-secretary-of-commonwealth-on-protecting-ballot-access-for-incarcerated-citizens\/"},"modified":"2020-10-07T15:01:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T15:01:13","slug":"statewide-coalition-applauds-swift-action-from-secretary-of-commonwealth-on-protecting-ballot-access-for-incarcerated-citizens","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/fr\/press\/la-coalition-nationale-salue-laction-rapide-du-secretaire-du-commonwealth-pour-proteger-lacces-au-vote-des-citoyens-incarceres\/","title":{"rendered":"La coalition nationale salue l&#039;action rapide du secr\u00e9taire du Commonwealth pour prot\u00e9ger l&#039;acc\u00e8s au scrutin des citoyens incarc\u00e9r\u00e9s"},"template":"","class_list":["post-200","press","type-press","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"The Election Protection Behind Bars Coalition commended Secretary of the Commonwealth Bill Galvin today for issuing guidance to elections officials on ballot access for incarcerated voters. ","featured_image":6155,"press_type":146,"authors":[null],"related_issues":[94,109,250,462],"related_work":false,"location":24},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<strong>BOSTON<\/strong> La Coalition pour la protection des \u00e9lections derri\u00e8re les barreaux, une coalition d&#039;organisations \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9chelle de l&#039;\u00c9tat \u0153uvrant pour prot\u00e9ger et promouvoir l&#039;acc\u00e8s au vote des personnes incarc\u00e9r\u00e9es \u00e9ligibles, a f\u00e9licit\u00e9 aujourd&#039;hui le secr\u00e9taire d&#039;\u00c9tat du Commonwealth, Bill Galvin, pour la publication de directives \u00e0 l&#039;intention des responsables \u00e9lectoraux concernant l&#039;acc\u00e8s au vote pour les personnes incarc\u00e9r\u00e9es. Ces directives, r\u00e9cemment \u00e9labor\u00e9es, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 re\u00e7ues par les responsables \u00e9lectoraux mardi soir. Dans une lettre adress\u00e9e au secr\u00e9taire la semaine derni\u00e8re (lien ci-dessous), la coalition l&#039;avait exhort\u00e9 \u00e0 prendre cette mesure. Elle expliquait que, faute de communication du secr\u00e9taire aux responsables \u00e9lectoraux locaux, nombre d&#039;entre eux ignorent qui est \u00e9ligible au vote et rejettent r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement les demandes de vote par correspondance des citoyens incarc\u00e9r\u00e9s, souvent sans laisser le temps \u00e0 ces \u00e9lecteurs potentiels de d\u00e9poser une nouvelle demande. La coalition a \u00e9crit que ce n&#039;est l\u00e0 qu&#039;une des raisons pour lesquelles les citoyens incarc\u00e9r\u00e9s \u00e9ligibles sont confront\u00e9s \u00e0 ce que l&#039;on appelle \u00ab\u00a0le rejet des demandes de vote par correspondance\u00a0\u00bb.<em>de facto<\/em> \u00ab La privation du droit de vote \u00bb, c\u2019est-\u00e0-dire la situation o\u00f9, bien que la loi autorise ces citoyens \u00e0 voter, des obstacles pratiques rendent l\u2019exercice du droit difficile, voire impossible. La coalition salue la r\u00e9activit\u00e9 du Secr\u00e9taire, notamment en cette p\u00e9riode \u00e9lectorale qui pourrait bien \u00eatre la plus complexe de notre histoire. Ses directives apportent des \u00e9claircissements aux responsables \u00e9lectoraux, aux d\u00e9fenseurs des droits civiques et aux \u00e9lecteurs incarc\u00e9r\u00e9s eux-m\u00eames, confirmant que ces derniers sont \u00e0 la fois \u00e9ligibles au vote et b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient d\u2019une qualification particuli\u00e8re, ce qui signifie qu\u2019ils n\u2019ont pas besoin d\u2019\u00eatre inscrits sur les listes \u00e9lectorales pour voter. La Coalition pour la protection des \u00e9lections derri\u00e8re les barreaux rapporte, d\u2019apr\u00e8s son exp\u00e9rience, que de nombreux responsables \u00e9lectoraux ignorent qui est \u00e9ligible et se montraient sceptiques face aux demandes de bulletins de vote \u00e9manant d\u2019\u00e9lecteurs incarc\u00e9r\u00e9s. De nouveaux formulaires de demande de vote par correspondance sont d\u00e9sormais disponibles, comportant une case permettant au citoyen d\u2019indiquer son statut d\u2019\u00e9lecteur incarc\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00e9ligible. \u00ab Il s\u2019agit d\u2019un grand pas en avant pour la protection de l\u2019acc\u00e8s au vote des citoyens de notre \u00c9tat d\u00e9tenus par l\u2019\u00c9tat, qui conservent ainsi leur droit de vote par correspondance \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 un porte-parole de la coalition. <strong>Kristina Mensik, directrice adjointe de Common Cause Massachusetts.<\/strong> \u00ab Nous remercions le Secr\u00e9taire et esp\u00e9rons b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier de son soutien, tant pour garantir aux sh\u00e9rifs un acc\u00e8s effectif aux demandes de vote par correspondance cet automne, que pour la mise en \u0153uvre de r\u00e9formes plus ambitieuses \u00e0 l&#039;avenir. Nous pourrions nous inspirer du mod\u00e8le du Colorado en exigeant une coordination entre les greffiers et les bureaux des sh\u00e9rifs de comt\u00e9, ou opter pour une solution adapt\u00e9e aux besoins sp\u00e9cifiques de notre \u00c9tat. \u00bb Si les directives de Galvin constituent une \u00e9tape cruciale pour \u00e9viter le rejet des demandes de vote par correspondance, il reste encore beaucoup \u00e0 faire dans le Commonwealth pour garantir que les citoyens incarc\u00e9r\u00e9s ne soient pas priv\u00e9s de leur droit de vote, m\u00eame si celui-ci est maintenu sur le papier. L&#039;acc\u00e8s aux documents et informations n\u00e9cessaires au vote incombe toujours aux citoyens, m\u00eame en d\u00e9tention. L&#039;exp\u00e9rience des \u00e9lections pass\u00e9es nous a montr\u00e9 que, de fait, cela revient \u00e0 priver les \u00e9lecteurs incarc\u00e9r\u00e9s de leur droit de vote. \u00ab Nous sommes impatients de collaborer avec le cabinet du Secr\u00e9taire pour renforcer l&#039;acc\u00e8s au vote \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9\u2026<strong> Elly Kalfus, coordinatrice de l&#039;Initiative d&#039;\u00e9mancipation.<\/strong> \u00ab Cette communication directe avec les responsables des bureaux de vote repr\u00e9sente un grand pas en avant pour garantir que chaque \u00e9lecteur \u00e9ligible puisse effectivement participer au contr\u00f4le de notre gouvernement. Toutefois, des pr\u00e9cisions suppl\u00e9mentaires sont n\u00e9cessaires concernant les personnes incarc\u00e9r\u00e9es sans domicile fixe dans le Massachusetts, comme les personnes sans abri. \u00bb \u00ab Healing Our Land Inc. appr\u00e9cie la rapidit\u00e9 de la r\u00e9ponse du secr\u00e9taire d&#039;\u00c9tat, car notre organisation est pr\u00e9sente sur le terrain au sein de la prison du comt\u00e9 de Suffolk, \u00e0 South Bay \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 l&#039;association. <strong>Pasteur Franklin Hobbs, directeur ex\u00e9cutif de Healing Our Land, Inc.<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0Il s\u2019agit d\u2019un pas vers notre objectif ultime\u00a0: permettre aux personnes incarc\u00e9r\u00e9es qui remplissent les conditions requises d\u2019exercer ce droit dans leurs \u00e9tablissements respectifs.\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0Nous saluons la rapidit\u00e9 avec laquelle le secr\u00e9taire d\u2019\u00c9tat a agi pour garantir que les personnes incarc\u00e9r\u00e9es ayant le droit de vote puissent exercer leurs droits\u00a0\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9. <strong>Lizz Matos, directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale des services juridiques aux prisonniers.<\/strong> \u00ab Nous sommes impatients de poursuivre notre collaboration avec son cabinet dans notre combat pour garantir l&#039;acc\u00e8s universel et assur\u00e9 aux urnes en prison. \u00bb \u00ab Le secr\u00e9taire Galvin m\u00e9rite des f\u00e9licitations pour sa r\u00e9ponse rapide \u00e0 notre demande et pour les directives claires qu&#039;il a fournies aux greffiers et aux responsables p\u00e9nitentiaires concernant le droit de vote \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9<strong> Rahsaan Hall, directeur du programme de justice raciale \u00e0 l&#039;ACLU du Massachusetts. <\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0Tous les \u00e9lecteurs admissibles, incarc\u00e9r\u00e9s ou non, devraient pouvoir voter en toute s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et facilement. Nous sommes impatients de collaborer avec le secr\u00e9taire d\u2019\u00c9tat afin de garantir le respect de ces directives.\u00a0\u00bb Ces directives sont disponibles sur le site web du SOC. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.state.ma.us\/ele\/elepdf\/Election-Advisory-20-06-Voting-While-Incarcerated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sec.state.ma.us\/ele\/elepdf\/Election-Advisory-20-06-Voting-While-Incarcerated.pdf<\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\r\n<em>L&#039;Election Protection Behind Bars est coordonn\u00e9e par l&#039;Emancipation Initiative, Common Cause Massachusetts, l&#039;ACLU du Massachusetts, Prisoners Legal Services et Healing Our Lands. Les organisations membres comprennent le Real Cost of Prisons Project, Decarcerate Western Massachusetts, Black &amp; Pink Boston, MOCHA, Bristol County for Correctional Justice, The Sentencing Project, et bien d&#039;autres.<\/em>\r\n\r\nLire la lettre de la coalition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/fr\/resource\/letter-to-secretary-of-commonwealth-on-protecting-ballot-access-for-eligible-incarcerated-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ici<\/a>."}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Statewide Coalition Applauds Swift Action from Secretary of Commonwealth on Protecting Ballot Access for Incarcerated Citizens - Common Cause Massachusetts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/fr\/press-releases\/statewide-coalition-applauds-swift-action-from-secretary-of-commonwealth-on-protecting-ballot-access-for-incarcerated-citizens\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Statewide Coalition Applauds Swift Action from Secretary of Commonwealth on Protecting Ballot Access for Incarcerated Citizens\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/fr\/press\/la-coalition-nationale-salue-laction-rapide-du-secretaire-du-commonwealth-pour-proteger-lacces-au-vote-des-citoyens-incarceres\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause Massachusetts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/images.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"273\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"184\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press-releases\/statewide-coalition-applauds-swift-action-from-secretary-of-commonwealth-on-protecting-ballot-access-for-incarcerated-citizens\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/massachusetts\/press-releases\/statewide-coalition-applauds-swift-action-from-secretary-of-commonwealth-on-protecting-ballot-access-for-incarcerated-citizens\/\",\"name\":\"Statewide Coalition Applauds Swift Action from Secretary of Commonwealth on Protecting Ballot Access for Incarcerated Citizens - 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