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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good afternoon Asanda:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I tested this using Safari on my iPhone. There are actually two different print functions that happen. The first one is simply to print the ballot. When I executed this from my iPhone, the dialog appeared which asked me where to route the print. Note that JavaScript needs to be enabled for all of this to work.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The next part of my testing had to do with downloading the ballot application, which downloads a PDF which you then open then print. The reason for this is so that the PDF document can have all of your information filled in.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you like, I can work with you on this so we can provide an organized report to the folks at Democracy Live regarding this system.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I can be reached at 303-745-0473.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cordially,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Curtis Chong<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Asanda Pavlacka via Colorado-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 20, 2020 12:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Asanda Pavlacka <asandapav@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Colorado-Talk] Ballots Are Now Available Through Colorado's Accessible Online Ballot Marking System<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>anyone else having troubles with using Mac products to fill out their balance? I heard from one friend using a Mac computer was also having issues. I am also having issues, but different ones. <span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>For me, the first print out, my ballot, leads me to a print page asking if I want to print out the print selections page. This is confirmed to not even be my ballot but the instructions page. I completed the ballot using my iPhone XR with voiceover. This is the only device I have connected to my printer<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Oct 9, 2020, at 7:13 PM, Curtis Chong via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings everyone:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'>I am pleased to report that accessible online ballots are now available for the November 3 general election. The printed ballots for this election are being mailed even now. Any registered voter in Colorado who has a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (blindness qualifies) will be able to retrieve a ballot using Colorado’s online accessible ballot delivery system. This system enables you to mark the ballot online using your favorite web browser. After you have finished marking your ballot, you need to print both the ballot and the ballot application and sign the ballot application. The ballot and signed package are then mailed together to your county clerk or dropped off at an authorized drop box or polling facility. For all of this to work, you will need a computer, tablet, or smart phone; access to the Internet; and a printer that can be reached from the computer, tablet, or smart phone. Here is the procedure.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>1. Send your browser to <a href="https://myballot.sos.colorado.gov/app/home">https://myballot.sos.colorado.gov/app/home</a>. When the page appears, look for a heading which says, “Vote My Ballot”. Below this heading is a CONTINUE button which you can activate by pressing Enter.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>2. On the following page, enter your first and last name, your date of birth, and the county in which you are voting. Then, press Enter on the CONTINUE button.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>3. On the next page, you will find a number of Radio Buttons. The button you want to activate will say, “I am a voter with a disability and am requesting an accessible ballot”. Activate this button and then press the CONTINUE button to move to the next page.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>4. On this page, you need to check the box which verifies that you are, indeed, a person with a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Check the box and activate CONTINUE.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>5. On this next page, you must enter either your State ID number or the last four digits of your Social Security number. You do not need to enter both numbers. This is a one or the other kind of thing. Activate CONTINUE. You will now be presented with your ballot.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>6. On the ballot page, all of the choices you can make for every contest are listed. You indicate your choices by activating a checkbox using the Spacebar. You can use this same key to remove a check mark from any selection you want to change. When all of your choices have been made, activate the CONTINUE button. You will be presented with a ballot review page.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>7. The ballot review page gives you a final chance to look things over and make any final corrections that you feel are required. Once you are satisfied with your selections, find and activate the CONTINUE button.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>8. This next page contains a button which says, “PRINT SELECTIONS”. When this button is activated, a standard print dialog appears. On some computers, you can actually direct the printing to be saved in a PDF file. This is handy if you do not have ready access to a printer at home. Once your ballot is printed or saved, Activate the CONTINUE button to move to the final page.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>9. This final page has a button which says, “PRINT APPLICATION TO SIGN”. Activate this button. A PDF will be downloaded and opened. Now, tell your computer to print the file.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>10. At this point, you can press the “END SESSION” button.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>11. The ballot application document that you printed in Step 9 above will have been filled out by the ballot marking system. The bottom third of the page has been left blank. You must sign your name somewhere in this blank portion of the page. Failure to sign the ballot application will cause your ballot to be rejected.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>12. You should place both the ballot and the signed ballot application in an envelope, write “Official Ballot enclosed” on the envelope beneath the delivery address, and return the envelope to your county clerk either at a drop box, a voter service and polling center, or through the mail. It is important that you include the signed application with your ballot; this is the only way that your county clerk will be able to validate your ballot.<br><br>You can insert the ballot and ballot application into the return envelope that you received in the mail as a part of the regular ballot mailing process, but if you do this, you must be sure to sign your name on the left side of the back of the ballot return envelope.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>13. You can visit the website <a href="www.govotecolorado.com">www.govotecolorado.com</a> to update your voter registration information; this information needs to be current in order to access the online ballot marking system. If your information isn’t current by now, you still have time to correct it, but the option to mail your ballot in becomes increasingly problematic as the election draws closer. You can also visit <a href="file:///C:/Users/Curtis/Documents/www.govotecolorado.com">www.govotecolorado.com</a> to find the nearest voter service and polling center and drop box or to check on the status of your ballot.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'>14. Finally, if you want to know how to contact your county clerk, you can download a PDF file containing the complete Roster of County Clerks and Recorders at this link: <a href="https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Resources/files/CountyClerkRosterWebsite.pdf">https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Resources/files/CountyClerkRosterWebsite.pdf</a>. This file is accessible to screen reading technology for the blind.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Happy voting!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cordially,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Curtis Chong<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>_______________________________________________<br>Colorado-Talk mailing list<br>Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org<br>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org<br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:<br>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/asandapav%40gmail.com<br>List archives can be found at <http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>