[Arizona-students] Did anyone bvote?

[Allison]

Hi Mark,

Would you mind putting your message before the original when you write? 
That would make things more readable.  Help us from having to search the 
message for where you begin and the other person ends.  Just a friendly 
suggestion.  You  have good stuff to say and I definitely wanna read it.

Best,
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: "MARK FELIZ" <felizfamily5 at msn.com>
To: <arizona-students at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Arizona-students] Did anyone bvote?


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>>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: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 08:09:53 -0700
>>
>>Hi Mark,
>>
>>Yes.  We must be extremely vigilant to insure our continued improving
>>access
>>in this area for sure.  There was almost zero coverage of accessible 
>>voting
>>by the mainstream media on election day or the days immediately before.
>>
>>I think many access problems were caused by a lack of proper complete
>>training of election officials and poll workers.
>>
>>Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications!
>>Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator!
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>>another person.
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "MARK FELIZ" <felizfamily5 at msn.com>
>>To: <arizona-students at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 5:44 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Arizona-students] Did anyone bvote?
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>From: Arielle Silverman <hdsilverman at gmail.com>
>> >>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: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 22:38:57 -0700
>> >>
>> >>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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>> > Hi folks:
>> >
>> > I too had to wait for the poll worker to figure out how to activate the
>> > voting machine. Since I was the first to use the machine in my presinct
>> > she
>> > had to spend about twenty minutes figuring out how to get the thing up
>>and
>> > running. She too had to call someone but in my case that phone call did
>> > the
>> > trick. I vowed before going to the polls that, no matter how long it
>>takes
>> > to get things working, I would exercise my "right" to vote in private.
>>It
>> > took me about ten minutes to electronically vote. What a liberating
>> > experience.
>> >
>> > Let us not allow our long awaited right to vote in secrecy be taken 
>> > away
>> > through all the controversy of electronic voting.
>> >
>> > Mark Feliz
>> >
>> >
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> Hello Darrell:
>
> include the blind population in among your list of those who had lack of
> training. We as blind users of the accessible technology should have had a
> general idea of how the system works in order to work as a team along with
> the election poll workers. We should have an understanding of the basics
> about the special ID card, that audio must be activated, if there is a
> problem how to zip out of a ballot and call it spoiled, etc.
>
> You are certainly correct about little coverage by the media. Saddly, I 
> made
> five direct contacts with the press who seemed to want to come out and do 
> a
> story on accessible voting but each time the appointment was put off by 
> the
> press. Hmmmmmm? I believe it definitley has something to do with the 
> powers
> to be wanting these machines kept low keyed. It is very unfortunate that
> blind citizens were not even given the opportunity to use the voting
> machines. That is a tragedy which is worthy of noting.
>
> Mark Feliz
>
>
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