[Colorado-Talk] Accessible Voting Is Now Available for the June 28 Primary Election: Correction

[Amy Sabo]

hello curtis,

thanks as always for posting this news on the accessible voting here
to the list. i did mine a few days ago and, it worked out great with
all of the steps you said in your message.

yes, it went directly to the form of party you when you registerd to
vote automatically which it did for me.

thanks again and, i will talk to you soon!



sincerely,
amy sabo

On 6/10/22, Curtis Chong via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Greetings to my fellow Coloradans:
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> The Secretary of State's office has provided me with a correction to my
> instructions, shown below. Here is the correction.
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> "The only correction I would note is in your step 7. Unaffiliated voters
> (such as yourself) are prompted to choose a party's ballot. However, if a
> voter is affiliated with one of the major parties, they will not be
> presented with this option - they will just be taken directly to their
> Republican or Democratic Party ballot. Additionally, if a voter is
> affiliated with a minor party (like Libertarian or Green Party), they won't
> be able to vote in this primary at all and will instead get an error
> message
> at that step."
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> You may know that the official ballots for the June 28 primary election
> have
> been mailed out to registered voters in Colorado. For those of us who are
> blind or unable to mark the printed mail ballot without assistance, this
> means that Colorado's accessible electronic ballot delivery, marking, and
> return system is now open and available for us to use. As we have done in
> previous elections, we can obtain and mark our ballots at home using the
> access technology with which we are familiar. We can also return our
> ballots
> electronically.
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> Critical First Step
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> For anyone who wants to use the new electronic ballot return option when
> voting, there is a critical first step which must be completed. You need to
> take a picture of your Colorado State ID and place it somewhere on your
> computer or smartphone where you can easily locate it. If, however, you
> prefer to use the system simply to mark your ballot and if you have ready
> access to a printer, then you do not need to create a picture of your
> Colorado State ID.
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> Accessible Voting Procedure
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> 1.      Point your browser to https://myballot.sos.colorado.gov
> <https://myballot.sos.colorado.gov/app/home> . You will be taken to the
> accessible ballot home page. Find the Vote My Ballot heading and activate
> the CONTINUE button which is immediately adjacent to it. This will take you
> to the Voter Lookup page.
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> 2.      On this Voter Lookup page, you will need to provide your first and
> last name, your date of birth, and the county where you are registered to
> vote. Once this information has been entered, activate the CONTINUE button.
> This will take you to the Ballot Type page.
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> 3.      On the Ballot Type page, you will find two radio buttons.
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> .        I am a voter with a disability and am requesting an accessible
> ballot
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> .        This does not apply
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> Activate the first radio button and then activate the CONTINUE button to be
> taken to the "Please confirm you are eligible to access this system" page.
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> 4.      This page contains a checkbox which you should activate to affirm
> that you are a voter with a disability as defined in the Americans with
> Disabilities Act. Check the box and then activate the CONTINUE button.
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> 5.      This next page asks a question which determines if you are a voter
> who is blind, has a print disability, or is otherwise unable, through
> physical disability, to hold, mark, or manipulate a ballot or to focus or
> move the eyes to the extent that would be normally acceptable for reading
> or
> marking a ballot. If you are blind and want to return your ballot
> electronically, activate the Yes radio button. If you want to return your
> ballot in the mail and you have a printer, you can respond "No" to this
> question. After activating the appropriate Radio Button, activate the
> CONTINUE button.
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> 6.      On this last voter verification page, you are asked to enter either
> your driver's license number (for the blind, our Colorado State ID number)
> or the last four digits of your Social Security number. You do not need to
> enter both pieces of information. After entering your identification
> information, activate the CONTINUE button.
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> 7.      On this next page, because this is a primary election, you will be
> asked to select a political party. There are two choices: Democratic or
> Republican. Activate the button which corresponds to your party of
> preference. The ballot is then presented to you.
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> 8.      On the ballot page, each candidate or position is indicated by a
> checkbox. Use the space key to select the candidates or positions for which
> you want to vote. Once you have completed marking the ballot, activate the
> CONTINUE button to go to the Selection Review page.
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> 9.      On the Selection Review page, you have the opportunity to check
> your
> ballot for one last time before moving on to the next phase. There is a
> Change button for each contest which, when activated, takes you back to the
> ballot page. Once you are satisfied that the ballot is as you want it,
> activate the CONTINUE button at the bottom of the page. You will be taken
> to
> the Save or Print Your Ballot page.
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> 10.    On this page, you should activate the SAVE OR PRINT YOUR BALLOT
> button. If you are activating this button from a Windows computer and if
> you
> want to save your ballot instead of printing it, you should ensure that the
> printer selected is the one which is labeled Save as PDF.
>
> If you are using an iPhone or iPad) there is, unfortunately,  one small
> point of confusion. After you activate the SAVE OR PRINT YOUR BALLOT
> button,
> you will encounter a Print button but not one which specifically says
> Download. You need to tap three times quickly on the Print button (if
> running VoiceOver) or tap-and-hold the Print button so that you can save
> the
> PDF somewhere on your iPhone. If you are taking advantage of electronic
> ballot return where your ballot will be uploaded, activate the Save to
> Files
> button and select the location where you would like to store the document.
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> 11.    After your ballot is saved or printed, you will be taken back to the
> Save or Print Your Ballot page. Activate the CONTINUE button to be taken to
> the Download or Print Return Package page.
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> 12.    On this page, activate the DOWNLOAD OR PRINT ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
> button. Windows users will be prompted with a dialog to save a PDF
> document.
> By default this file will be placed in your default Downloads folder. You
> will be able to give it whatever name works for you. For iPhone/iPad users,
> however, while you will be prompted to download the package, you will not
> be
> able to give it another name.
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> 13.    After the package has been printed or downloaded, activate the
> CONTINUE button to go to the next step.
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> 14.    If you are going to print your ballot and ballot application
> documents instead of downloading them, you are finished. However, if you
> downloaded these files to submit them electronically, you should pay
> attention to the following instructions.
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> "Thank you for voting, but you're not done!
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> Please follow the instructions provided in the previous pages and in your
> additional ballot materials to return your ballot and materials to your
> local elections office. If you are returning your ballot and materials
> electronically, please return them at Colorado's secure ballot return
> website by clicking the "return my ballot" link below."
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> For your information, the "return my ballot" link points to
> https://ballotreturn.coloradosos.gov/form/accessible.
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> Uploading Your Ballot and Ballot Application
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> After you have saved your ballot, your ballot application document, and a
> picture of your Colorado State ID, you should direct your browser to the
> website https://ballotreturn.coloradosos.gov/form/accessible. You will be
> taken to the State of Colorado Secure Ballot Return page. You do not have
> to
> perform this part of the voting process immediately after you have finished
> marking your ballot. You already have your documents downloaded to your
> system. You can treat this part of the process as something that you can
> take up on another day.
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> On the State of Colorado Secure Ballot Return page, screen reader users
> are,
> unfortunately, placed on an edit field where you are asked to enter your
> first name. Entering your identification information is, however, one the
> last steps you would perform in this procedure-not the first. Move your
> focus to the top of the page and read the information you find there.
> Non-mouse users should activate the browse to attach files link to start
> uploading the first file. As each file is uploaded successfully, a list
> will
> appear showing the file name and file size. The system allows a maximum of
> 20 files to be uploaded. Each file should not exceed 5 megabytes in size.
> Since you aren't printing anything, you will need to upload three files:
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> .        your voted ballot,
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> .        your ballot application, and
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> .        a picture of your state identification card.
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> Once all files have been uploaded, fill in your name, phone number, and
> email address, and activate the Submit button.
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> Conclusion
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> If all of this sounds exceedingly complicated or, at the very least,
> tedious, I am afraid that there are definitely a lot of steps to perform
> here. Such is the way with technology.
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> Voters with disabilities who use this system are urged to contact their
> respective county clerks. If history is any guide, you will probably be
> referred to the office of Colorado's Secretary of State. If you like, feel
> free to call me at 515-306-1654 or drop me an email at
> chong.curtis at gmail.com <mailto:chong.curtis at gmail.com> . I will try to be
> of
> help if I can.
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