[blindlaw] Voting Anonymity

[Rumpole]

Good morning everyone -

I am pleased to hear how many people plan to vote using the Accessible 
voting system in their location.
Like many here I will be voting using it and will have a secret ballot for 
the first time in over 30 years. I'm really looking forward to it.

There are, as far as I know, at least 3 people on this list who are involved 
in the Help America Vote Act work as it applies to this election. I am one 
of those people.
I would like to ask for those on this list who vote tuesday, to please 
either post their impressions of their voting experience here, or email me 
off list with their feedback.
Whether it is good or bad, I'd like to hear what you have to say about it.
 The three prime areas I'd like your views on are 1. did you have any 
trouble getting into or out of the polling place? 2. did the voting system 
in your state or jurisdiction work as well as you thought it would - and if 
you have any suggestions on how to make it a bit better, please let me know 
that as well.
And 3. did you have any difficulty at all with a pole worker or voting 
official?

Some states reported that pole workers did not know that the new accessible 
voting systems are not strictly reserved for individuals with a disability - 
that anyone is welcome to use it. Many reports like that one stemmed from 
experiences gleemed during their primary election, and many states have 
taken those experiences to heart and spent a great deal of time educating 
their election officials about not only who is welcome to use the accessible 
voting system, but what is, and is not appropriate behavior and treatment of 
individuals with a disability.

I do not wish to clog up the list with this request, so if you'd rather post 
to me off list, I would appreciate it.

Ross A. Doerr Esquire


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LockeMilholland" <lmilholland at hotmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Voting Anonymity


>I voted today using an automark voting system for the first time.  The
> screen faced the wall.  The system used a jaws program designed for 
> reading
> ballots and allowing a five button interface to select candidates.  The
> volume control was adjustable on the machine.  Listening was accomplished
> using a headset.
>
>
> For the first time in 13 years and the second time in my life, I voted
> privately.
>
> I hope to get a job with one of the people I voted for, so it is one of my
> most informed and important elections.
>
> Locke
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Ramsey" <stephnjohnny211 at alltel.net>
> To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 3:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Voting Anonymity
>
>
>> Hello Mark,
>>
>> Yes I did have a headset and the volume control was located in the 
>> speaker
>> line. Also, I was instructed to cover the touch screen so that it could 
>> be
>> viewed without my knowledge. I had a great voting experience and for once
>> have found myself writing a positive review.
>>
>> Take care,
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>
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