[Ct-nfb] New voting system

[Deb Reed]

Thanks fir the good explanation Anne!

 Deb Reed, President
National Federation Of The Blind
Central CT Chapter
Phone - 860-973-3679
Email - deb.reed57 at gmail.com

> On Oct 19, 2016, at 11:35 AM, Anne West via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello all!
> 
> There has been a lot of talk about the new voting system. I had an
> opportunity to see it earlier this morning.
> 
> The info is programmed into a laptop. The laptop screen is a touch screen
> for sighted and legally blind users if they wish to use it. The keypad is
> contained in a separate box which can rest on a table or held in the hand.
> The round buttons are easy to feel and tap. The keypad is laid out like a
> telephone keypad. There are 3 buttons at the top of the keypad in a
> different shape which we do not touch.
> 
> The voice you here is the same as the telephone system and the procedure is
> identical. When the vote is completed, the ballot is printed and placed in
> the ballot box in the same way as every other ballot.
> 
> Hopefully, there will not be any flitches with this system. It operates
> smoothly. No buffering, no breaking up.
> 
> Have a nice day and enjoy this summer like weather.
> 
> Anne West
> Ct.daffodil at snet.net
> 
> 
> 
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