[Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: NFB Convention seminar on advocacy in the vote by mail era
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Sat Jun 24 01:46:06 UTC 2017
NFB Convention seminar on advocacy in the vote by mail era
The hottest topic in voting rights today is vote-by-mail. "Election
Day" is not what it used to be. Come to our national convention
seminar on "How to Advocate for Accessibility in the Era of
Vote-by-Mail." If your state is considering becoming a vote-by-mail
state, or already is one, learn about its impact on blind
voters. Delivery of printed ballots by the US Mail fails to provide
needed accessibility to blind voters.
Three states are already vote-by-mail states, and California Is about
to join that group next year. Another half dozen states are
considering switching to vote-by-mail. Your state may be one of
these. A total of 22 states have early voting procedures that
include vote-by-mail options. The percentage of people voting by
mail has more than doubled since 2000.
Lou Ann Blake and Charlie Brown will explain how you can advocate for
accessibility and usability in the vote by mail process. We will
explain the NFB model guidelines on electronic ballot delivery
systems and identify successful developers of such systems, in order
to help you advocate successfully for accessible and usable
alternatives to using the US Mail. The seminar will take place on
Thursday evening from 7PM until 8PM in Wekiwa 4, Level 2 of the Rosen
Shingle Creek Hotel
For more information, you may contact Charlie Brown, NFB HAVA Project
Coordinator, by e-mail at <mailto:cbrown at nfb.org>cbrown at nfb.org or by
phone at (410) 569-9314, extension 2224.
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>Thanks,
>Charlie Brown
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