[Ct-nfb] [FWD: Accessible voting on Tuesday, August 14th]

[ntwales]

Bob,
Thank you for letting the list know!  I'm glad you used the 
vote-by-phone and that it worked well for you.
I used it this morning as well, and it worked excellently.
If you're eligible to vote in the primary today, I encourage you to do 
so!
Nathanael Wales

On 14.08.2012 11:51, bob morrissey wrote:
> NFB Members,
>
> I used this technology today, for the first time in this primary.  It
> is a great tool for visually impaired folks, like myself.
>
> Congratulations to the folks who designed and implemented this handy
> voting tool.  It is easy to use and more convenient than traversing
> the absentee ballot process.
>
> FYI
>
> Bob Morrissey
>
> FROM: ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] ON
> BEHALF OF llee at nfbct.org
> SENT: Friday, August 03, 2012 1:10 PM
> TO: NFB of CT list serve
> SUBJECT: [Ct-nfb] [FWD: Accessible voting on Tuesday, August 14th]
>
>  From: "Sigman, Brian" <Brian.Sigman at ct.gov [1]>
> Date: Thu, August 02, 2012 5:37 pm
>
>> DEAR BESB AND WORKERS’ REHAB STAFF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS,
>>
>> IMMEDIATELY BELOW IS A MESSAGE FROM ANDREW NORTON, OUR LEGISLATIVE
>> AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADVISOR AT THE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION
>> SERVICES. IT PERTAINS TO ACCESSIBLE VOTING MACHINES THAT WILL BE
>> AVAILABLE TO USE FOR VOTING IN THE AUGUST 14TH PRIMARIES. HIS EMAIL
>> ALSO INCLUDES INFORMATION ON A HOTLINE PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE
>> THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE AS WELL AS A PHONE NUMBER
>> FOR TRYING OUT THE VOTE BY PHONE TECHNOLOGY. PLEASE PASS THIS
>> INFORMATION ALONG TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO MAY WISH TO USE THIS
>> ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY FOR VOTING.
>>
>> SINCERELY,
>>
>> BRIAN
>>
>> -------------------------
>>
>> FROM: Norton, Andrew
>>
>> DEAR FRIENDS:
>>
>> AS MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH, IS PRIMARY DAY IN
>> CONNECTICUT. THERE ARE PARTY NOMINATION RACES FOR STATE
>> REPRESENTATIVE, STATE SENATE AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVE IN MANY TOWNS
>> ACROSS THE STATE. AND SINCE THERE IS ALSO A PRIMARY IN BOTH PARTIES
>> FOR U.S. SENATE, THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN IN EVERY CITY AND TOWN IN
>> CONNECTICUT. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE VOTE-BY-PHONE ALTERNATIVE
>> FOR ACCESSIBLE VOTING MUST, BY LAW, BE AVAILABLE IN EVERY POLLING
>> PLACE.
>>
>> I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE THAT THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE’S OFFICE
>> HAS A TELEPHONE HOTLINE AVAILABLE FOR INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS. IT
>> IS OPEN EVERY BUSINESS DAY AND WILL BE OPEN ON PRIMARY DAY DURING
>> ALL VOTING HOURS WHICH ARE FROM 6:00 A.M. UNTIL 8:00 P.M. THAT
>> NUMBER IS (866) 733-2463. FEEL FREE TO CALL THEM IF YOU HAVE
>> QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ON PRIMARY DAY OR EARLIER.
>>
>> ALSO, I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF A SPECIAL NUMBER THAT YOU MAY
>> CALL TO PRACTICE WITH THE VOTE-BY-PHONE TECHNOLOGY AHEAD OF TIME
>> SHOULD YOU CHOOSE. AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS E-MAIL ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS
>> TO FOLLOW FOR YOUR PRACTICE SESSION. YOU MAY ALSO VISIT THE OFFICE
>> OF PROTECTION & ADVOCACY WEBSITE BY CLICKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
>> THE RIGHTS OF VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES.
>>
>> SINCERELY,
>>
>> ANDREW NORTON
>>
>> 1. CALL 1-866-979-3900.
>>
>> 2. WHEN ASKED FOR POLL WORKER ID, ENTER 1234.
>>
>> 3. WHEN ASKED FOR BALLOT ACCESS ID, ENTER 101 (TOWNSHIP OF ADDISON).
>>
>>
>> 4. FOLLOW THE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE BALLOT SELECTIONS.
>
>
> Links:
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> [1] mailto:Brian.Sigman at ct.gov