[CT-NFB] Early Voting Question?

Sat Oct 26 22:14:51 UTC 2024

Hello Everyone,   I also did the early voting. I had to go to the Municipal Center. The polling place was set up in a conference room on the main floor. When I arrived they escorted me to the table where the phone was set up. After my ballot printed, like Mary, I folded it and placed it in an envelope, signed it, and then I was  led to the ballot box where  I put it a second envelope sealed it and placed it in the box. I never felt my privacy was violated. Everything was done very well. 

Sincerely, Becky Ireland
Secretary of The NFB of CTSecretary/Treasurer of CTGDU rmirdi at aol.comCell: 860-384-8451“Whenever we are impressed with what a non-human animal does its simply because weunderestimated its intelligence.” - Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Today's Topics:

  1. Highly recommend this episode (Deb Reed)
  2. New National Representative for Our State Convention
      (maryanne.melley at gmail.com)
  3. Re: New National Representative for Our State Convention
      (Justin Salisbury)
  4. Early voting question? (Deb Reed)
  5. Early voting question? (Deb Reed)
  6. Re: Early voting question? (carole612 carole612)
  7. Re: Early voting question? (Mary Silverberg)
  8. Re: Highly recommend this episode (kristen dockendorff)
  9. Re: New National Representative for Our State Convention
      (Nathanael T. Wales)

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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:32:08 -0400
From: Deb Reed <deb.reed57 at gmail.com>
To: "ct-nfb at nfbnet.org" <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [CT-NFB] Highly recommend this episode
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Emotions, Mental Health, and Vision Loss
Hadley Presents: A Conversation with the Experts

Vision loss can be emotionally overwhelming. In this episode, we chat with a clinical psychologist who is legally blind herself, Dr. Ann Wagner. She shares how learning from and connecting with our emotions can bring about healing and transformation.
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hadley-presents-a-conversation-with-the-experts/id1461827102?i=1000674295201

Sincerely,

Deb Reed

Central CT Chapter President of the National Federation of the Blind
Deb.reed57 at gmail.com
Cell-860-378-5370

?Bloom where you are. ?From mother, Theresa of Calcutta.

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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:10:29 -0400
From: <maryanne.melley at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Connecticut Mailing List" <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>, "'Wales,
    Nathanael'" <ntwales at omsoft.com>, "'Mary Silverberg'"
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Subject: [CT-NFB] New National Representative for Our State Convention
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Dear Federation Family,

Marci Carpenter called me to say she has vertigo and will not be able to
join us next weekend. President Riccobono is sending Chris Danielsen,
Director of Communication in her place. Let us give him the warm Connecticut
welcome we would have given Marci. I'll see many of you next Friday

Best regards,

Maryanne Melley

President

National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut

maryanne.melley at gmail.com <mailto:maryanne.melley at gmail.com> 

860-212-5549

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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:25:22 +0000
From: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu>
To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [CT-NFB] New National Representative for Our State
    Convention
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I?m wishing Marci well and also really excited to see Chris Danielsen have this opportunity. It will be really cool to see how he does. He knows a lot about our movement. He?s very intelligent. He?s a great braille reader.

Justin

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Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury

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?In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Oct 24, 2024, at 11:11?AM, Maryanne Melley via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

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Dear Federation Family,

Marci Carpenter called me to say she has vertigo and will not be able to join us next weekend. President Riccobono is sending Chris Danielsen, Director of Communication in her place. Let us give him the warm Connecticut welcome we would have given Marci. I?ll see many of you next Friday

Best regards,

Maryanne Melley
President
National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut
maryanne.melley at gmail.com<mailto:maryanne.melley at gmail.com>
860-212-5549

A dream does not become reality through magic: it takes sweat, determination and hard work

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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:59:55 -0400
From: Deb Reed <deb.reed57 at gmail.com>
To: "ct-nfb at nfbnet.org" <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [CT-NFB] Early voting question?
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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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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:59:55 -0400
From: Deb Reed <deb.reed57 at gmail.com>
To: "ct-nfb at nfbnet.org" <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [CT-NFB] Early voting question?
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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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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 17:54:05 -0400
From: carole612 carole612 <carole612 at frontier.com>
To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [CT-NFB] Early voting question?
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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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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:01:39 -0400
From: Mary Silverberg <marysilverfox at gmail.com>
To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [CT-NFB] Early voting question?
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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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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:04:10 -0400
From: kristen dockendorff <kdockendorff at gmail.com>
To: NFB of Connecticut Mailing List <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [CT-NFB] Highly recommend this episode
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Wow Deb, you?re totally right. This episode was awesome. I wish I could
speak to her directly. I?m not sure exactly how to process all that she
says, but I understand where she?s coming from and would love to discuss
some of it with other people. Maybe it?s worth Devoting a whole chapter
meeting too. Then we can just discuss it all afterwards between ourselves.
Just a thought.

On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 10:34?AM Deb Reed via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

>
> *Emotions, Mental Health, and Vision Loss*
> Hadley Presents: A Conversation with the Experts
>
> Vision loss can be emotionally overwhelming. In this episode, we chat with
> a clinical psychologist who is legally blind herself, Dr. Ann Wagner. She
> shares how learning from and connecting with our emotions can bring about
> healing and transformation.
>
> Listen on Apple Podcasts:
> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hadley-presents-a-conversation-with-the-experts/id1461827102?i=1000674295201
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Deb Reed
>
> Central CT Chapter President of the National Federation of the Blind
> Deb.reed57 at gmail.com
> Cell-860-378-5370
>
> ?Bloom where you are. ?From mother, Theresa of Calcutta.
>
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:30:35 -0400
From: "Nathanael T. Wales" <ntwales at omsoft.com>
To: "'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List'" <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [CT-NFB] New National Representative for Our State
    Convention
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Maryanne and All,

Also wishing Marci well; I have had the pleasure of working with her on a couple of Federation initiatives, she is a tireless and very thoughtful leader, and I hope we?ll get to host her in Connecticut another year soon.

I really look forward to hosting Chris Danielsen. He is articulate, and I think he is awesome at representing us well in our public and media relations efforts. I especially look forward to hearing his stories and experiences over his three or more decades in the Federation.

Looking forward to seeing so many of you in a little over a week,

Nathanael

From: CT-NFB [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Justin Salisbury via CT-NFB
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2024 12:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [CT-NFB] New National Representative for Our State Convention

I?m wishing Marci well and also really excited to see Chris Danielsen have this opportunity. It will be really cool to see how he does. He knows a lot about our movement. He?s very intelligent. He?s a great braille reader. 

Justin

Sent from my iPhone 

Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury

Mobile: 808.797.8606 

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury

LinkedIn:  <https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury> https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury  

?In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Oct 24, 2024, at 11:11?AM, Maryanne Melley via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

? 

Dear Federation Family,

Marci Carpenter called me to say she has vertigo and will not be able to join us next weekend. President Riccobono is sending Chris Danielsen, Director of Communication in her place. Let us give him the warm Connecticut welcome we would have given Marci. I?ll see many of you next Friday

Best regards,

Maryanne Melley

President

National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut

maryanne.melley at gmail.com

860-212-5549

A dream does not become reality through magic: it takes sweat, determination and hard work

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