[Ct-nfb] Ct-nfb Digest, Vol 34, Issue 1

vishal patel vishal14 at snet.net
Thu Jan 2 13:17:50 UTC 2014


Hi Justin i would like to help i know senator Fasano i live in north haven.

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>   1. Re: January board meeting in Milford (Rob Palaski)
>   2. Voting Accessibility Champion (Justin Salisbury)
>   3. Re: [Ct-NFB] Voting Accessibility Champion (Elizabeth Rival)
>   4. Re: [Ct-NFB] Voting Accessibility Champion (Justin Salisbury)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 16:40:46 -0500
> From: "Rob Palaski" <PALASKI65 at COMCAST.NET>
> To: "'Richard McGaffin'" <rmcgaffin at snet.net>,    "'NFB of Connecticut
>    Mailing List'" <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] January board meeting in Milford
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> Hey rich
> 
> I will be there!
> 
> 
> 
> From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Richard
> McGaffin
> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2013 5:46 AM
> To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List
> Subject: [Ct-nfb] January board meeting in Milford
> 
> 
> 
> Good morning all:
> 
> 
> 
> I hope you're all enjoying your holidays' whatever they maybe. I know that
> Lucia has sent out an e- mail already this is just a reminder that January's
> board meeting well be heald in Milford on the 2nd Saturday in January. So
> anyone wishing to attend please call me @ 203-937-5441, or e-mail me at
> rmcgaffin at snet.net thanks
> 
> 
> 
> Rich
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> From: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu>
> To: "'ct-nfb at nfbnet.org'" <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Ct-nfb] Voting Accessibility Champion
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> Fellow Federationists:
> 
> Here's an opportunity for you to play an important role in our legislative affairs.
> 
> We need to figure out who our best friends are in the state senate and house of representatives.
> 
> A few years ago, perhaps 2010, a bill was passed in the Connecticut General Assembly that required voting stations to make sure that the accessible voting equipment actually worked (instead of previously just having it).  I know that some of our members had a good relationship with the legislator that shepherded this legislation.
> 
> Who was he?
> 
> Even if you have no idea what I'm talking about, if you have a good relationship with your local legislators, please let me know who they are (and, of course, who you are).
> 
> Forward march!
> 
> Justin Salisbury
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 21:54:24 -0500
> From: "Elizabeth Rival" <erival at comcast.net>
> To: "'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List'" <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] [Ct-NFB] Voting Accessibility Champion
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> 
> 
> 
> Justin, unfortunately Mr. lynch has passed on. But see below for your info
> you are looking for. Beth 
> 
> Dear Senator Fasano,
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you very much for meeting with some members of the National Federation
> of the Blind of CT in Mike Freda's office on Monday April 25th. We are
> grateful for your interest in our issues concerning voting privacy and for
> your initiation of an amendment to ensure that vote-by-phone systems are
> tested and up-and-running for elections. Our ultimate goal is to, one day,
> have one voting system accessible to all our citizens. In the meantime, if
> the vote-by-phone systems are tested and working on elections days, we feel
> that this is a significant step forward for blind people in our state. And,
> just possibly, some sighted peope will use it also!
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Beth Rival, President
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of CT
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Freda's response 
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Message from Mike Freda
> From: Michael Freda <Freda.Michael at town.north-haven.ct.us>
> Date: Wed, April 27, 2011 5:01 pm
> To: "llee at nfbct.org" <llee at nfbct.org>
> 
> Dear Beth,
> 
> 
> 
> It was my pleasure to be able to host the meeting with Senator Fasano. Our
> goal is to support the National Federation of the Blind in every way and I
> think that with Senator Fasano working with us we can make progress towards
> achieving the objectives that we spoke about. Mr. Fasano will be a driving
> factor for us in an effort to have the vote-by-phone system fully tested and
> up and running.
> 
> 
> 
> Once again, it was a pleasure to be with you, Charley, Nathaniel and Mr. and
> Mrs. Lynch here at town hall.
> 
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Michael J. Freda
> First Selectman
> 
> Town of North Haven
> Tel: 203-239-5321 ext. 760
> 
> freda.michael at town.north-haven.ct.us
> 
> Senator  Fasano's office responserepublican? 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> acResolution 2010-01
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> WHEREAS, the National Federation of the Blind has fought for the right of
> blind people to vote independently and privately for years; and
> 
> 
> 
> WHEREAS, the state of Connecticut has provided for its blind residents to do
> this by means of a telephone/fax system that completes the voter's paper
> ballot entirely using the voter's input on the touch-tone telephone
> (vote-by-phone); and
> 
> 
> 
> WHEREAS, blind voters have consistently experienced second-class treatment
> in the use of this system such as not having the "vote-by phone" equipment
> operational when they arrive at their polling place thereby forcing them to
> wait up to 4 hours to vote; and
> 
> 
> 
> WHEREAS, in the 2010 general election at least two municipalities ran out of
> the standard paper ballots which registrars, the secretary of state, other
> political leaders and at least one judge characterized as "running out of
> ballots" even though the vote-by-phone system was an alternative, thus
> further treating the vote-by-phone process at best as second-class and at
> worst as invalid; and
> 
> 
> 
> WHEREAS, the current use of standard paper ballots costs hundreds of
> thousands of dollars per election simply in printing expenses which can
> never be recovered if any of these standard ballots are not used; and
> 
> 
> 
> WHEREAS, the National Federation of the Blind advocates for the blind with
> special attention to providing solutions that will also benefit a large
> majority of the public: Now, therefore,
> 
> 
> 
> BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut in
> Convention assembled this seventh day of November, 2010 in the town of North
> Haven, Connecticut to call upon the Secretary of State, municipal
> registrars, and other political leaders to end the second-class treatment of
> voters who are blind;  and
> 
> 
> 
> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we call upon these officials to make one primary
> and preferred voting system accessible both to the majority of the public
> and to the blind; and
> 
> 
> 
> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any additional system that the blind cannot use
> be considered secondary or an accommodation.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Justin
> Salisbury
> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 9:25 PM
> To: 'ct-nfb at nfbnet.org'
> Subject: [Ct-nfb] Voting Accessibility Champion
> 
> 
> 
> Fellow Federationists:
> 
> 
> 
> Here's an opportunity for you to play an important role in our legislative
> affairs.  
> 
> 
> 
> We need to figure out who our best friends are in the state senate and house
> of representatives.
> 
> 
> 
> A few years ago, perhaps 2010, a bill was passed in the Connecticut General
> Assembly that required voting stations to make sure that the accessible
> voting equipment actually worked (instead of previously just having it).  I
> know that some of our members had a good relationship with the legislator
> that shepherded this legislation.
> 
> 
> 
> Who was he?
> 
> 
> 
> Even if you have no idea what I'm talking about, if you have a good
> relationship with your local legislators, please let me know who they are
> (and, of course, who you are).
> 
> 
> 
> Forward march!
> 
> 
> 
> Justin Salisbury
> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 03:09:44 +0000
> From: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu>
> To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Ct-nfb] [Ct-NFB] Voting Accessibility Champion
> Message-ID: <BF260749-67EB-49A9-B90C-C40644B6BC84 at alumni.ecu.edu>
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> 
> Beth:
> 
> Thank you for the voting legislation information.
> 
> If anyone else here has a good relationship with their local legislators, please still let me know!
> 
> Justin
> 
> Sent from the iPhone of:
> 
> Justin M. Salisbury
> Graduate Student
> Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
> University of Wisconsin ? Madison
> 
> On Jan 1, 2014, at 9:55 PM, "Elizabeth Rival" <erival at comcast.net<mailto:erival at comcast.net>> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Justin, unfortunately Mr. lynch has passed on. But see below for your info you are looking for. Beth
> Dear Senator Fasano,
> 
> Thank you very much for meeting with some members of the National Federation of the Blind of CT in Mike Freda's office on Monday April 25th. We are grateful for your interest in our issues concerning voting privacy and for your initiation of an amendment to ensure that vote-by-phone systems are tested and up-and-running for elections. Our ultimate goal is to, one day, have one voting system accessible to all our citizens. In the meantime, if the vote-by-phone systems are tested and working on elections days, we feel that this is a significant step forward for blind people in our state. And, just possibly, some sighted peope will use it also!
> 
> Thanks again,
> Sincerely,
> Beth Rival, President
> National Federation of the Blind of CT
> 
> Mike Freda's response
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Message from Mike Freda
> From: Michael Freda <Freda.Michael at town.north-haven.ct.us<mailto:Freda.Michael at town.north-haven.ct.us>>
> Date: Wed, April 27, 2011 5:01 pm
> To: "llee at nfbct.org<mailto:llee at nfbct.org>" <llee at nfbct.org<mailto:llee at nfbct.org>>
> Dear Beth,
> 
> It was my pleasure to be able to host the meeting with Senator Fasano. Our goal is to support the National Federation of the Blind in every way and I think that with Senator Fasano working with us we can make progress towards achieving the objectives that we spoke about. Mr. Fasano will be a driving factor for us in an effort to have the vote-by-phone system fully tested and up and running.
> 
> Once again, it was a pleasure to be with you, Charley, Nathaniel and Mr. and Mrs. Lynch here at town hall.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Michael J. Freda
> First Selectman
> 
> Town of North Haven
> Tel: 203-239-5321 ext. 760
> 
> freda.michael at town.north-haven.ct.us<mailto:freda.michael at town.north-haven.ct.us>
> Senator  Fasano's office responserepublican?
> 
> 
> 
> acResolution 2010-01
> 
> 
> WHEREAS, the National Federation of the Blind has fought for the right of blind people to vote independently and privately for years; and
> 
> WHEREAS, the state of Connecticut has provided for its blind residents to do this by means of a telephone/fax system that completes the voter's paper ballot entirely using the voter's input on the touch-tone telephone (vote-by-phone); and
> 
> WHEREAS, blind voters have consistently experienced second-class treatment in the use of this system such as not having the "vote-by phone" equipment operational when they arrive at their polling place thereby forcing them to wait up to 4 hours to vote; and
> 
> WHEREAS, in the 2010 general election at least two municipalities ran out of the standard paper ballots which registrars, the secretary of state, other political leaders and at least one judge characterized as "running out of ballots" even though the vote-by-phone system was an alternative, thus further treating the vote-by-phone process at best as second-class and at worst as invalid; and
> 
> WHEREAS, the current use of standard paper ballots costs hundreds of thousands of dollars per election simply in printing expenses which can never be recovered if any of these standard ballots are not used; and
> 
> WHEREAS, the National Federation of the Blind advocates for the blind with special attention to providing solutions that will also benefit a large majority of the public: Now, therefore,
> 
> BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut in Convention assembled this seventh day of November, 2010 in the town of North Haven, Connecticut to call upon the Secretary of State, municipal registrars, and other political leaders to end the second-class treatment of voters who are blind;  and
> 
> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we call upon these officials to make one primary and preferred voting system accessible both to the majority of the public and to the blind; and
> 
> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any additional system that the blind cannot use be considered secondary or an accommodation.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Ct-nfb [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Justin Salisbury
> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 9:25 PM
> To: 'ct-nfb at nfbnet.org<mailto:ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>'
> Subject: [Ct-nfb] Voting Accessibility Champion
> 
> Fellow Federationists:
> 
> Here?s an opportunity for you to play an important role in our legislative affairs.
> 
> We need to figure out who our best friends are in the state senate and house of representatives.
> 
> A few years ago, perhaps 2010, a bill was passed in the Connecticut General Assembly that required voting stations to make sure that the accessible voting equipment actually worked (instead of previously just having it).  I know that some of our members had a good relationship with the legislator that shepherded this legislation.
> 
> Who was he?
> 
> Even if you have no idea what I?m talking about, if you have a good relationship with your local legislators, please let me know who they are (and, of course, who you are).
> 
> Forward march!
> 
> Justin Salisbury
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