Hi Everyone, Below is a message that was forwarded to me from Tony Bonanno
regarding the blind voters hotline. Please read. Nancy----------
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From: oskertg@xxxxxxx <oskertg@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 3:08 PM
Subject: Fw: [Nfbnet-members-list] Blind Voters Hot-Line
To: Nancy Downing <downing.nancy@xxxxxxxxx>
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*From: *David Andrews via NFBNet-Members-...
*Date: *Tue, Nov 1, 2016 21:04
*To: *nfbnet-members-list@xxxxxxxxxx;
*Subject:*[Nfbnet-members-list] Blind Voters Hot-Line
NFB HOTLINE AND VOTER EXPERIENCE SURVEY FOR BLIND AND LOW VISION VOTERS
The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) requires that every polling place have at
least one accessible voting machine available for every federal election so
voters with disabilities can cast a private and independent ballot. To help
ensure that blind and low vision voters are not denied this right, the
National Federation of the Blind will host an Election Day hotline that
blind and low vision voters, poll workers, and voting rights advocates can
call when problems with accessible voting technology or other barriers are
preventing a blind voter from casting a private and independent ballot.
The hotline will be available on November 8, 2016, by calling 1-877-632-1940
from 7 a.m. EST to 7 p.m. PST. Individuals who have experience in the
operation of accessible voting technology will be staffing the hotline to
provide assistance to blind voters, election officials, and voting rights
advocates.
Once you have exercised your fundamental right to vote, please complete our
2016 Blind and Low Vision Voter Experience Survey! If you cast your ballot
at an early voting center, your local polling place on Election Day, or by
absentee ballot that you received by regular mail, please complete the
survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JJ5N38X. If you used a personal
computer or tablet to mark your ballot, please complete the survey at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JM9CMY6.
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JM9CMY6>
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JJ5N38X>
Questions about the blind voter hotline or the blind voter survey may be
directed to Charles Brown by e-mail at cbrown@xxxxxxx or by phone at
410-659-9314, extension 2224; or Lou Ann Blake, by e-mail at lblake@xxxxxxx
or by phone at 410-659-9314, extension 2221. <lblake@xxxxxxx>
<cbrown@xxxxxxx>
Be sure to make your voice heard by exercising your right to vote!
David Andrews and Long White Cane Harry
dandrews@xxxxxxxx or david.andrews@xxxxxxxxxx
Twitter: @dandrews920
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