Aneyo, Please ensure that it happens as it is the first step towards getting counted. If we can help in any way please do not hesitate to call us. Politicians must be made to realize our importance in the system. ----- Original Message ----- From: Amiyo Bisas To: accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 12:48 PM Subject: [AI] Re: Access to Voting System in the Election. Thank you for the feedback. It is still a proposal here. We are going to submit a petition to the Election Commisioner for it. With best regards, Amiyo. Cell: 9433464329 ----- Original Message ----- From: Dipendra Manocha To: accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 6:10 PM Subject: [AI] Re: Access to Voting System in the Election. election commissioner is the person concerned. How ever, approaching election commission through disability commision would be more effective. thanks dipendra ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: accessindia-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:accessindia-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mayavan Gopalakrishnan Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 12:23 PM To: accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [AI] Re: Access to Voting System in the Election. Hello, To whom shall we represent for ballot sheet in Braille? As you all know that election for Tamil Nadu will also be held in the month of May. With regards, Gopalakrishnan ----- Original Message ----- From: Pamnani To: accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 7:17 AM Subject: [AI] Re: Access to Voting System in the Election. My polling booth had electronic voting machines during the last few years and on the last occasion I had asked for a braille candidate list. It was immediately given to me and I could check the name aginst the number. To be honest I asked for the list because it needed to be recorded how many people asked for braille lists. If we dont ask for braille list then maybe they will discontinue making them. This victory had been won from the courts after a lot of hard work by some of our friends and we all needed to show that we are using it. One more step towards independence. Advise your friends in West Bengal to ask for the list at every polling booth. Kanchan ----- Original Message ----- From: Amiyo Bisas To: AccessIndia Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 6:06 AM Subject: [AI] Access to Voting System in the Election. Hello, Nilesh informed us on the list in December 2004 of a high court order asking for some facilities for ph voters. These include ramp for wheel chairs and braille on ballot papers. Has anybody used these facilities, particularly braille ballot? This is likely to be introduced in West Bengal in the assembly election in next April. We are thinking of writing to the Election Commissioner for certain help. Would you please share your experience? Our members have noticed that if the poling officer once shows to a blind voter the buttons, he can easily remember the necessary button by touch and push it to caste his bvote without anybody's assistance. How do you think of it? With best regards, Amiyo. Cell: 9433464329 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jiyo cricket on Yahoo! India cricket Yahoo! Messenger Mobile Stay in touch with your buddies all the time.