[Blindtlk] voting experience

[Judy Jones]

It was a "piece of cake" to vote in Twin Falls, and the poll worker  that 
showed me where our machine was seemed very familiar with it.  I also 
enjoyed the speech tempo button which allowed me to review mor quickly.

Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 1:43 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] voting experience


>I would like to toss in my two cents about the voting experience I had last
> Tuesday. When I arrived, the machine was ready, I was asked if I wished to
> use it, was taken to the chair in front of it, given a set of headphones,
> asked if I needed instructions, and left alone. It helped that our county
> sent out the ballot ahead of time, so I was not required to thoroughly 
> read
> over the ballot as would have been the case were this my first viewing. 
> The
> machines we have in Boone County Missouri use a recorded voice provided by
> the machine manufacturer for instructions and prompts, and a recorded 
> voice
> provided by the county for contestants and ballot issues. The process took
> longer than it would have if there had been some provision for adjusting 
> the
> speed of the audio presented. I also admit to having to review the
> instructions, since I use the machine in frequently enough that some 
> review
> always seems prudent to me.
>
> I enjoyed being able to cast my vote without the assistance of a second
> person, but I don't think there is any way for me to argue that the 
> machine
> let me do it as efficiently as using a reader of my choice. Some of you 
> may
> remember that before we pressed for accessible voting machines, we first 
> had
> to secure the right to take a person of our choosing to the polls. I still
> think this is a fine option, and had there been much of a line for the
> electronic voting machine (only one of them talked at my polling 
> location),
> I suspect I would have used my daughter or my mother-in-law and would've
> felt confident my vote was cast as I dictated.
>
> Warmly,
>
> Gary
>
>
>
>
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