[Arizona-students] Did anyone bvote?

[MARK FELIZ]

>From: "Darrell Shandrow" <nu7i at speakeasy.net>
>Reply-To: Arizona Association of Blind Students 
>List<arizona-students at nfbnet.org>
>To: "Arizona Association of Blind Students List" 
><arizona-students at nfbnet.org>
>Subject: Re: [Arizona-students] Did anyone bvote?
>Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 08:54:17 -0700
>
>Hi Arielle,
>
>Yes.  The requirement to insert a card is pretty much universal across all
>the machines.  It might have been a defective machine, but, alas, I think
>most of the problems are going to come down to a lack of complete training.
>In addition to contacting NFB's hotline today, I hope you will also call 
>the
>County Recorder's office and the Secretary of State.
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Arielle Silverman" <hdsilverman at gmail.com>
>To: "Arizona Association of Blind Students List"
><arizona-students at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:38 PM
>Subject: Re: [Arizona-students] Did anyone bvote?
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> >
> >
> >            I had an interesting problem when I tried to vote using the
> > accessible voting machine. When I arrived at the polling place and asked
> > if
> > an accessible voting machine was available, the poll workers happily 
>told
> > me
> > that there was a machine and that I would be the first one to use it. I
> > gave
> > them my ID and was directed to the machine. However, I then had to wait
> > while the poll workers conferred about how to turn the machine on.
> > Apparently the machine needed to be activated by inserting a special 
>card
> > that is linked to the voter's registration number. After I waited for
> > about
> > ten minutes, they tried inserting a card to activate the machine, but 
>the
> > card was rejected. The poll worker then called someone else for help, 
>but
> > they were unable to figure out how to program the activation card so 
>that
> > the machine would accept it.
> >
> >
> >
> >            Unfortunately, so that I would not have to miss class, my mom
> > had driven me to the polling place on our way to a dinner that we were
> > attending, and we didn't have more time to wait and see if the voting
> > machine could be fixed, so I got a print ballot and my mom read it for 
>me
> > (obviously, not a secret ballot). The poll workers were all very nice 
>and
> > accommodating, and said that they had been trained on how to use the
> > machine, but clearly there was a serious glitch either in their training
> > or
> > in the performance of the machine itself. I did get the name and phone
> > number of the man whom the poll worker called for help, so I will call
> > tomorrow to find out why the machine didn't work and how this problem 
>can
> > be
> > avoided in the future. Did anyone else have similar problems with
> > accessible
> > machines requiring a special registration card before you could use 
>them?
> >
> >
> >
> > Arielle
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Allison" <Allison.Hilliker at asu.edu>
> > To: "Arizona Association of Blind Students List"
> > <arizona-students at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Arizona-students] Did anyone bvote?
> >
> >
> >> Hi Tony, Great!  Glad to hear you both voted!  Did you get to use the
> >> accessible machines?  How'd that go for you?  Any troubles with it?
> >>
> >> Allison
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Until the last drop of sun burns its sweet light
> >> Plenty revolutions left until we get this thing right."
> >> -- Emily Saliers
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Tony Sohl" <tonysohl at extremezone.com>
> >> To: "Arizona Association of Blind Students List"
> >> <arizona-students at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:02 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Arizona-students] Did anyone bvote?
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hi Allison, Melissa and I both voted.
> >>>
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Perspective:

Remember that our input as the voice of the nations blind must be 
constructive.
I wonder how many NFB. members took advantage of the demonstrations and 
trining prior to elections?
When I had Linda Weedon come to a chapter meeting I did not have a full 
house. There were glitches in going to the moon. There are glitches in our 
utilities systems. And, there are glitches in the very computers all of you 
are using to write these messages.

Mark Feliz