[CT-NFB] Call to Action

[Mary Silverberg]

Hello All,
I submitted  my written  testimony this morning and am #43  on the list to
speak at the
Government Administration and Elections  ( GAE)   committee hearing this
afternoon, beginning
at 2:00 PM.
Also, thank you Deb for sending out the link this morning for the  hearing
or  "listening Session"  as they are calling it.
Mary

On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 12:59 PM james Scrimgeour via CT-NFB <
ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Re: phone call to Governor — will do! Maryanne, You did a great job
> leading the Connecticut caucus during the national convention. Thank you.
> Chrissy Scrimgeour, at large chapter
>
> On Jul 21, 2020, at 12:20 PM, Maryanne Melley via CT-NFB <
> ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> *Dear Federation Family,*
>
> *I have spoken with President Riccobono this morning. He feels that legal
> action at this time is just to expensive, even with a generous donation
> from our affiliate. His suggestion for our best course of action is to have
> a coordinated effort of daily phone calls to the Governors office. You
> should ask the governor’s representative to have Governor Lamont direct the
> Secretary of state to make absentee ballot voting accessible to blind and
> print disabled voters . Please tell whoever you get on the phone that we
> are looking for any kind of ballot system that makes it possible for us to
> vote on our own, from home, with no assistance from a sighted individual.
> You can also mention the availability of an electronic voting system that
> allows us to vote, print out a paper ballot and mail it in just like
> everybody else. Feel free to say as much or as little as you are
> comfortable with but please call! The more people that call the greater
> chance of success we have. This issue effects all of us and other print
> disabled individuals so let’s go fight for our right to vote
> independently!! The Governor’s phone number is 860-566-4840. You will get a
> recording saying the office is closed but wait until the end and at that
> point you can press # and then 5 and you will eventually get a live person
> to talk with. Please be patient and wait to speak, we all know how
> important this issue is to all blind people not just us in the NFB.*
>
> *Best Regards,*
>
> *Maryanne Melley*
> *President*
> *National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut*
> *860-212-5549*
>
> *“Live the Life You Want”*
>
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