[CT-NFB] Early voting question?

[Mary Silverberg]

Hello Everyone,
Early voting began on October 21st, statewide.
Yesterday, I voted in West Hartford. The ONLY polling place was at Town
Hall, as in many other towns.
The auditorium served as the polling site.  From the entrance  and through
the building, signage was clear.
Once inside, everything was set  up  appropriately to ensure privacy for
ALL voters.  I was escorted to the accessible voting area, where everything
was set up and ready.  Whe my ballot came out of the printer, I was given
an official envelope to  sign, date  and   seal  myself.   We then walked
over to the table where I was given another envelope to  enclose the first
envelope which contained my marked ballot.  My name was again checked off
on the list that I had indeed voted.  ALL of the ballots will be stored
securely in the vault and will not be  opened or counted until Election Day
on November 5th.  The moderator made sure I had what I needed and took me
through a few  procedural steps which  were used for this one central site
for early voting.  It was a smooth, efficient , dignified and very
pleasant  experience.

Because  of the referendum  in last year's election, we were able to vote
early this year.  There was an even  and steady  flow of voters.  This was
MUCH LESS stressful than having to stand in line in a crowd, waiting to
vote on  one day.
This year, the referendum asks us to vote yes or no  for "NO EXCUSE"
absentee voting.  As you all know, NFB is working hard to allow  electronic
ballot marking  for both  absentee  ballot delivery and return.

Yes, the wheels of government and bureaucracy  move slowly but they do MOVE.
Try early voting and see how you like it.

Mary Silverberg


On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 5:55 PM carole612 carole612 via CT-NFB <
ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I did an absentee ballot so cannot comment on early voting
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 24, 2024, at 5:01 PM, Deb Reed via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
> As you may know the coming presidential election early voting started on
> 21 November and goes through November 3. I am interested to know if anyone
> has tried this and whether or not they felt that their privacy was
> compromised by having to put their vote in an envelope or if they were able
> to do that privately and securely? Thank you.
> Sincerely,
>  Deb Reed
> Central CT Chapter President
> National Federation Of The Blind
> Phone -860-378-5370
>
> deb.reed57 at gmail.com
>
>
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