[Colorado-Talk] A small Problem With Our Accessible Ballot Marking System

Wed Oct 21 15:56:13 UTC 2020

I just printed my ballot and disability affidavit. The affidavit contains fields that aren't shown in the online form for the date you sign it and a field for a state ID number. Hopefully  blind Coloradans who don't have sighted assistance won't have their ballots rejected for not completing these fields.

Chip Johnson
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-----Original Message-----
From: Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Asanda Pavlacka via Colorado-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 9:06 PM
To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Asanda Pavlacka <asandapav at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Colorado-Talk] A small Problem With Our Accessible Ballot Marking System

Aside from the ballot not printing in Firefox, I also later realized that the other signature form that I did successfully print out was not auto populated with my information. It sounds like if I tried to print that one in Safari also, it would have auto populated at least some of my information. Just mentioning it for the record.
I did get a sighted person to help me fill it out so I will be able to drop that off tomorrow.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 20, 2020, at 6:35 PM, Curtis Chong via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Yolanda:
> 
> Did you get a PDF to download when you invoked the print ballot 
> application function?
> 
> Cordially,
> 
> Curtis Chong
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
> Yolanda Thompson via Colorado-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 6:12 PM
> To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Yolanda Thompson <ylt999 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Colorado-Talk] A small Problem With Our Accessible 
> Ballot Marking System
> 
> My application would not print. Got three copies of the ballot to make 
> sure the printer was working, and it is.
> 
>> On 10/20/20, Curtis Chong via Colorado-Talk 
>> <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> Amy:
>> 
>> I am glad you made the system work for you. I am also glad that the
> original
>> problem reported is now resolved. My ballot went in without an 
>> address on it, and I am going to be optimistic and assume it will not 
>> be rejected by the county clerk where I live.
>> 
>> Cordially,
>> 
>> Curtis Chong
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Amy Sabo <amieelsabo at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 4:52 PM
>> To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Curtis Chong <chong.curtis at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Colorado-Talk] A small Problem With Our Accessible 
>> Ballot Marking System
>> 
>> hello Curtis,
>> thanks for posting this information onto the list. I did the 
>> accessible ballot online for the first time myself and, all of it was 
>> very accessible but, not on the application whixch you had mentioned 
>> in your message. it lists only on the application the information 
>> that you had put in which is then put automatically on the ballot. 
>> which is on the application for accessible voting like your full 
>> name, birthdate and, the last 4 digits of your social security 
>> number. I tried typing in my address and, also my email address on 
>> the application online and, it wouldn't type at all since the 
>> application wasn't as accessible as it was.
>> 
>> so, a sighted person had to fill it in for me. and, then I was able 
>> to sign the form and, also include with my ballot the original one 
>> and, the documents that I had printed off. I then signed the envelope 
>> that I got and, then had it dropped off at the county clerk office.
>> 
>> I got both a email from the ballot agency in douglass county which is 
>> where I live in that they had accepted it and, also received it!
>> 
>> so, I hope this information has helped you out. thanks again and, I 
>> will talk to you soon!
>> 
>> 
>> sincerely,
>> amy sabo
>> 
>>> On 10/20/20, Curtis Chong via Colorado-Talk 
>>> <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> Greetings and felicitations:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Regarding the accessible online ballot marking system here in 
>>> Colorado, I have uncovered a small bug which has already been 
>>> reported to the office of the Colorado Secretary of State.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> As I have indicated in previous emails, when using the accessible 
>>> online ballot marking system, two documents need to be printed:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> *    the ballot itself and
>>> *    the ballot application (which is supposed to be filled in with all
>>> of your information).
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> As it turns out, your address is not filled in by the software even 
>>> though the ballot application document has a spot for it.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> When I reported this problem to my contact in the Secretary of 
>>> State's office, I was reassured that the problem would be forwarded 
>>> on to the vendor, Democracy Live. I was also assured that there is 
>>> enough information on the ballot application (e.g., your name, birth 
>>> date, and either the last four digits of your Social Security number 
>>> or your state ID number) that the county clerk should not reject the 
>>> application.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> If anyone has a ballot rejected because of a missing address on the 
>>> ballot application, I would appreciate it if you could send me an 
>>> email at chong.curtis at gmail.com to add to my admittedly limited 
>>> store of information on this particular problem.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thank you.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cordially,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Curtis Chong
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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