[IL-Talk] create your voting opportunity

[Chang, Patti]

It might be helpful to speak with your congressman too. I would ask for a supervisor and try other avenues as well. 


Patti S. Gregory-Chang Esq.
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois, Treasurer
773-307-6440
www.nfbofillinois.org 

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Dear Jean,
It may well take several blind people to call and ask about the accessible voting option. The flier for blind voters to use is now on our website. The Illinois State Board of Elections is strongly urging all elections authorities to sign on as the right to vote accessibly is provided under the Help America Vote Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Some of the authorities may not sign on right away until they understand this is a legal right. Your clerk may not even know about the option and the absolute need to abide by the law.




Denise R. Avant, Esq.
President,
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
773-991-8050
Live the life you want.

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I would have responded directly to David but I don’t have his email address.


I tried to contact the Rock Island board of elections. I received a very curt response from the clerk there. I identified myself as the president of the national Federation of the blind Black Hawk chapter. I asked if there was anyway that a blind person could vote. Privately and independently but I quickly got the reply that no we don’t have any braille ballots and no we don’t have any plans to have electronic voting. Privately and independently but I quickly got the reply that no we don’t have any braille ballots and no we don’t have any plans to have electronic voting.

Jean Rauschenbach 

> On Sep 16, 2020, at 10:38 AM, David Meyer via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello everyone,
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> Below this note, I am pasting a letter stressing the need for everyone 
> on this list to call their respective election authorities now if not 
> sooner. I will eventually have a list of numbers that may be called.
> In order to take part, you will need to know the county you are in. 
> Let's all pull together and make voting independently by e-mail happen.
> 
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> Dear Lister,
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> As you probably know, the Help America Vote Act ensures that voting 
> systems must permit people with disabilities to vote independently.
> Many of us will choose to vote by mail in our upcoming election. 
> Mail-in ballots present a challenge for us as blind voters, as we need 
> to be able to mark our choices without sighted assistance.
> 
> 
> 
> The NFB of Illinois has been working with the Board of Elections to 
> ensure that we have the option of voting privately and independently.
> The state Board of Elections has paid for an accessible system that 
> any county can use. Unfortunately, only fifteen of the more than one 
> hundred counties in the state have opted to acquire this system so 
> far. Please reach out to your county board of elections and ask about 
> exercising your right to an accessible ballot.
> 
> 
> 
> Time is of the essence! Counties need to opt into the accessible 
> system by Friday, September 18.  If your county needs more 
> information, ask that they reach out to the board of elections ADA 
> coordinator and to attend to an email sent last week
> 
> on this issue from the State Board of Elections. 
> 
> 
> 
> Denise Avant has been coordinating our overall efforts on voting 
> rights and has the packet sent to all
> 
> boards of election across the state. Please don't let your rights 
> lapse. Act now!
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> 
> 
> 
> Patti S. Gregory-Chang Esq.
> 
> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois, Treasurer
> 
> 773-307-6440
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> www.nfbofillinois.org
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> David Meyer, NFB of Illinois
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> Coordinator and Channel Administrator, NFB-NewsLine
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> Chicago Chapter President
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