<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 25, 2024, at 10:32 AM, Deb Reed via CT-NFB <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Thank you very much, Mary. I do plan on doing early voting and I will let the list know how it goes. <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br></div>Deb Reed<div><br></div><div>Central CT Chapter President of the National Federation of the Blind</div><div>Deb.reed57@gmail.com</div><div>Cell-860-378-5370</div><div><br></div><div>“Bloom where you are. “From mother, Theresa of Calcutta.</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 24, 2024, at 8:03 PM, Mary Silverberg via CT-NFB <ct-nfb@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hello Everyone,<div>Early voting began on October 21st, statewide.</div><div>Yesterday, I voted in West Hartford. The ONLY polling place was at Town Hall, as in many other towns.</div><div>The auditorium served as the polling site. From the entrance and through the building, signage was clear.</div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>Yes, the wheels of government and bureaucracy move slowly but they do MOVE.</div><div>Try early voting and see how you like it.</div><div><br></div><div>Mary Silverberg </div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 5:55 PM carole612 carole612 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 dir="auto">I did an absentee ballot so cannot comment on early voting<br id="m_1195255264374781163lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 24, 2024, at 5:01 PM, Deb Reed via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">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.<br id="m_1195255264374781163lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Sincerely,</div> Deb Reed<div>Central CT Chapter President </div><div><span style="font-size:13pt">National Federation Of The Blind</span><br><div><span style="font-size:13pt">Phone -860-378-5370</span></div><div><span style="font-size:13pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:40pt"><a href="mailto:deb.reed57@gmail.com" target="_blank">deb.reed57@gmail.com</a></span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>CT-NFB mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:CT-NFB@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">CT-NFB@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for CT-NFB:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/carole612%40frontier.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ct-nfb_nfbnet.org/carole612%40frontier.com</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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