[IABS-Talk] Accessible Vote BY Mail Instructions

[davant1958 at gmail.com]

Hello all,

After several months of talks by NFBI leaders with the Illinois State Board
of Elections, the state Board of Election has made it possible for blind
citizens to vote by mail privately and independently. Please see below for
instructions. Keep in mind that Chicago will be using a  different
accessible vote by mail system. If you want your local election authority to
obtain this option, make sure to call and request it. We will post this
flier and the list of elections authorities and any other voting information
on our website at nfbofillinois.org as soon as possible. 

 

STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS

STATE OF ILLINOIS




2329 S MacArthur Blvd.

Springfield, Illinois 62704

217/782-4141

Fax: 217/782-5959

 

James R. Thompson Center

100 W. Randolph Street, Ste 14-100

Chicago Illinois 60601

312/814-6440


Fax: 312/814-6485




                   BOARD MEMBERS

                   Charles W. Scholz, Chair

Ian K. Linnabary, Vice Chair

                   William J. Cadigan

Laura K. Donohue

William R. Haine

William M. McGuffage

Katherine S. O'Brien

Casandra B. Watson

 

 





 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


Steven S. Sandvoss


 

Accessible Vote by Mail Now Available in Illinois

 

The State Board of Elections is pleased to offer an opportunity for election
authorities (county clerk or board of election commissioners) to accommodate
blind and low vision voters in the vote by mail process for the November
2020 General Election.

 

In participating jurisdictions, voters may request to receive their vote by
mail ballot electronically.  Voters must make this request directly to their
election authority.  After verifying you have completed an application to
vote by mail, your election authority will ask you for your name, date of
birth, and the email address where you would like to receive the link to
your electronic ballot.  

 

Within 5 business days of the request, you will receive an email from
noreply at access.vote with an Access PIN and a link to a website where you can
access your electronic ballot.

 

Following the instructions on the accessible website, you may download your
ballot and mark it using assistive technology.  After you have completed and
reviewed the ballot, please print, sign, and return it to your election
authority in accordance with the instructions provided. Please note the wet
signature of the person marking the ballot is required for the ballot to be
counted. While the SBE has also recommended election authorities exercise
consideration and discretion in evaluating the locations of the certifying
signatures, election officials are bound by minimum statutory requirements.
You may return the ballot by mail, in-person delivery, or by utilizing a
drop box where  available.

 

Accessible vote by mail is an accommodation which may not be available in
every jurisdiction.  Please contact your local election authority for
information on whether this accommodation is available in your jurisdiction
and for more information about voting by mail.  Vote by mail ballots may be
sent to voters as early as September 24, 2020, so the State Board of
Elections encourages you to reach out to your election authority as soon as
possible.   If you receive a ballot by mail, please contact your local
election authority for further instructions about substituting it with an
electronic, accessible vote by mail ballot.

 

You can access a demonstration of the accessible vote by mail platform at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=E6qj1DukMWc.  

 

 

Denise R. Avant, Esq.

President,

National Federation of the Blind of Illinois

773-991-8050

Live the life you want.

 

For more information about NFBI,

Go to www.nfbofillinois.org

 

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