[nfbwatlk] Voting

[Mike Freeman]

Hi, all.

Ben asked about voting experiences with the new accessible machines. I just 
returned from the local elections office where I cast my vote using the 
accessible system chosen by Clark County. It's the Hart (sp) system -- the 
one with a rotating dial to make selections. The speech consists of digital 
recordings of people reading the ballot. I had absolutely no difficulty 
understanding the instructions and making my selections. Some might find the 
speech a tad slow but I was glad to have the reading done carefully given 
that it was not synthesized speech.

When the paper verification ballot was printed, the machine read all my 
choices just as we of NFB had advocated. And I don't think it took much more 
time than it does to cast a paper ballot using a reader.

The only disappointment was that I was the first person to use the system; 
while the polls are open until eight o'clock, I'd hate to be the only person 
who uses the system.

Bottom line: the system worked as it is supposed to. HB-1222 lives!

Mike Freeman 
-------------- next part --------------
Hi, all.
 
Ben asked about voting experiences with the new accessible machines. I just returned from the local elections office where I cast my vote using the accessible system chosen by Clark County. It's the Hart (sp) system -- the one with a rotating dial to make selections. The speech consists of digital recordings of people reading the ballot. I had absolutely no difficulty understanding the instructions and making my selections. Some might find the speech a tad slow but I was glad to have the reading done carefully given that it was not synthesized speech.
 
When the paper verification ballot was printed, the machine read all my choices just as we of NFB had advocated. And I don't think it took much more time than it does to cast a paper ballot using a reader.
 
The only disappointment was that I was the first person to use the system; while the polls are open until eight o'clock, I'd hate to be the only person who uses the system.
 
Bottom line: the system worked as it is supposed to. HB-1222 lives!
 
Mike Freeman