SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
D. Election Day Compliance Review
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In the materials provided to each in-precinct Election Coordinator, the Board will include a checklist of the temporary measures to be implemented during the voting period at each polling place location where such measures are required. The checklist should contain a place for the Election Coordinator's signature affirming that he or she kept the temporary remedies in place throughout each day of the voting period, from the opening of the polls to their closing, and should be returned to the Board along with other election materials. Copies of these checklists will be provided to the Department within 21 days of the election.
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If a temporary remedy is not in place at any time during the voting period, the Election Coordinator should contact the person designated by the Executive Director of the Board to respond to accessibility problems encountered during the voting period. The designee shall then send Board personnel to fix the non-compliant implementation of the temporary measures when possible. Non-compliance shall be documented by both the in-precinct Election Coordinator for that polling place location and the designee. The Board will provide copies of this documentation to the Department within 21 days of the election.
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If the Board does not properly implement the temporary remedial measures necessary at a particular polling place location during the voting period in an election, it will provide a detailed explanation to the Department for its failure to do so. If after providing this explanation and conferring with the Department the Board determines it will not be able to implement the temporary measures during the next election, it will no longer use the polling place location and shall relocate it to an accessible location or one that can be made temporarily accessible during the voting period pursuant to Paragraph 24 of this Agreement.
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