<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Mary,<div>Much gratitude for your crucial and consistent efforts with respect to this matter. I would have loved to have been with you yesterday, but health concerns kept me grounded. We were definitely with you in spirit. We are fighting on.</div><div><br></div><div>Phil</div><div><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Respectfully,</div><div>P.A. Magalnick,JP</div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">203-912-5783</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Justice of the Peace, CT</span></div><div>President, N<span style="font-size: 13pt;">ational Federation of the Blind-SWCT Chapter</span></div><div>1st VP, National Federation of the Blind-CT Affiliate</div><div>Vice-Chair, Stamford Committee on Accessibility</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 22, 2020, at 11:30 AM, Mary Silverberg via CT-NFB <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Nathanael, Beth, Maryanne, and All,<div>Thank you all so much for your feedback. I appreciate it.</div><div>It is interesting to me that out of 73 speakers giving testimony over three and a half hours,</div><div> that only two state representatives seemed to be aware of our problem, and not only ready to listen, but wanted to be prepared to take action this week.</div><div>Rep Crista McCarthy Vahey from Fairfield and Rep Tammy Exum from West Hartford were open to exploration of solutions. Nathanael, please correct me if I am wrong</div><div> but I believe you contacted your Rep and alerted her to the situation. I contacted my Rep. The only other active supporter of an Accessible Absentee Ballot was Bob Joondeph, the Executive Director of Disability Rights CT.</div><div>After listening to all of the testimony , (yes, I actually stayed for all of it!) it became very clear to me all over again , that EACH and EVERY one of us needs to contact our LOCAL REPS and SENATORS .</div><div>They are the ones who will be voting this week. As we have discovered, there is next to no awareness of our problem, and even worse, without awareness, there is no caring. or support!</div><div>Call your Rep and your senator TODAY. We can do this TOGETHER!</div><div>Mary Silverberg</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 5:39 PM Nathanael T. Wales via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_-3242662156728937598WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Mary,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Here, here! You did great. You explained that there really is an option—or even two—that the Secretary of State should consider, and the committee members who spoke on this issue got it perfectly. You have articulately raised the issue; now we need them to act!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Fortunately, Lou Ann Blake has provided us with even potential language they could use.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Again, here, here, great job!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Nathanael<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> CT-NFB [mailto:<a href="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Elizabeth Rival via CT-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 21, 2020 4:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List'<br><b>Cc:</b> Elizabeth Rival<br><b>Subject:</b> [CT-NFB] voting<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Mary, excellent job talking to our legislature today. I think you did a perfect job, thanks so much from all of us from NFB. Always Beth <u></u><u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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