[Ct-nfb] [FWD: Updated information regarding new accessible voting system option in Connecticut]

Sat Oct 8 14:54:11 UTC 2016

many of us are seniors & don't know much about the tablets. we are 
willing to learn. i also read the article, but did not understand the 
"keyboard". i thought one touched the tablet. how can we touch, if we 
can't see the tablet.
Eileen Torow
ps thank you Jim for working on getting someone down to the convention 
to bring the new device.

On Thu, Oct 06, 2016 at 07:36 AM, Trudy Swenson via CT-NFB wrote:

Rich, 
Please read through the description again. And please--please--push to 
overcome every obstacle in your way. You can do this: vote!
Best wishes,
Trudy
Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 6, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Richard McGaffin via Ct-nfb 
<ct-nfb at nfbnet.org <mailto:ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> > wrote:

Good morning all,

This tablet thing is a  joke. I use an amazon fire tablet with voice 
accessibility which freezes constantly by switching to a tablet, I 
believe they've taken the vote from the blind, so I want to thank those 
who've taken this away from me and all other blind voters. I also hope 
you realize that by using voice activation you're taking away our 
privacy unless the polling places will also be providing head phones. 
This is the stupidest idea I've heard of in quite some time.

I now know I'll be staying home and not voting this year.

Rich

  On Wednesday, October 5, 2016 1:40 PM, Lucia Lee via Ct-nfb 
<ct-nfb at nfbnet.org <mailto:ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> > wrote:

-------- Original Message --------

Subject: Updated information regarding new accessible voting system

option in Connecticut

From: "Sigman, Brian" <Brian.Sigman at ct.gov <mailto:Brian.Sigman at ct.gov> 
>

Good afternoon,

Last week I forwarded a communication regarding the new accessible 
voting system option in Connecticut that will be in place for the 
November election. Subsequent to forwarding that information it was 
discovered that the access code provided for testing the new system was 
not functioning. Below is an updated message from Elanah Sherman at the 
Office of Protection and Advocacy. When a corrected access phone number 
and testing code become available, I will pass that along as well. We 
are sorry for any confusion that the prior notification has caused. 
Please pass along this new information to anyone whom you may have 
forwarded the prior message to. Thank you.

May I use the voting system of my choice?

Yes. Connecticut offers two methods of voting at the polling place. One 
way is via the manual ballot; the other method, new in 2016, is via a 
tablet with optional voice output and keypad.  Anyone, with or without a 
disability, may vote by either method – it’s up to you!

How does the manual ballot system work?

Each voter is given a paper ballot with the names of candidates (and, 
sometimes, referendum questions), along with a marker for filling in the 
circles next to your choices. Once you complete the ballot, you deposit 
it into the optical scan tabulator, which counts the votes.

How do I use the tablet ballot marking system?

The tablet system is a ballot-marking device that replaces the old 
phone/fax technology. The new technology includes a tablet and a keypad 
with head phones. You may vote using the touch screen on the tablet, or 
by using the connected audio system on the keypad. The audio system, 
which includes head phones, works by a series of cues requiring you to 
push different buttons on the keypad to make your choices. (The audio 
process is very similar to that provided on the old system.) Both the 
touch screen and the audio provide you with the opportunity to review 
and revise your choices. After you are done voting (by either touch 
screen or keypad), a printer produces a paper ballot that reflects your 
choices. The voter then feeds the ballot through the same tabulator that 
counts the ballots that were manually completed.

The audio component may be preferable for people with visual 
disabilities; people who prefer audio cues, including individuals who 
have difficulty reading; and people with learning disabilities.

What are the main differences between the new system and the old system?

  ·       The new system is tablet-based, rather than based on a phone 
line.

  ·       The new system offers two options, touch screen and audio, 
rather than just audio.

  ·       The new audio component uses head phones (with disposable 
sanitized covers) rather than a receiver.

  ·       The new system includes a key pad with standard-sized keys, 
rather than the over-size keys that were on the old phone.

Is there a way to practice using the audio technology from home before 
Election Day?

The audio component will be available for practice on the manufacturer’s 
demonstration phone number soon. As soon as P&A receives the correct 
number, we will distribute it widely.

May I vote from home using the tablet system?

No. The tablet system will only be available at your polling place.

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