[IL-Talk] FW: How was your voting experience in this 2022 election?

Wed Nov 16 22:58:13 UTC 2022

It was crazy, because when I lived in Illinois, and I did my voting. I would go up to the church, and someone would read me the ballot, and I would tell them who to write in. Now that I am in Florida, I have talking machines where I can do the ballot independently. It’s so much more liberating.

> On Nov 16, 2022, at 5:56 PM, Deborah Kent Stein via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> That's interesting; I submitted mine last week and had no trouble. Has the survey been closed?
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> Subject: Re: [IL-Talk] FW: How was your voting experience in this 2022 election?
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> The survey is broken and could not be submitted. Specifically, question #1 is yes/no as to whether you voted. I marked "yes", but when I submitted the survey, it flagged that question and said an answer was required - so it was a loop and the survey couldn't be submitted. Get your money back from Surveymonkey and be aware that you are not getting the surveys from many people who tried to submit one. Jemal Powell
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>> On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 12:51 AM Denise Avant via IL-Talk < il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hello All,
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>> You may have seen this on some of our other lists. However, because of 
>> the number of complaints I received about in-person voting in Chicago 
>> and Cook County, I want to highlight this again. Please take the survey.
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>> From: National Federation of the Blind <webmaster at nfb.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2022 5:07 PM
>> To: Denise Avant <davant1958 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: How was your voting experience in this 2022 election?
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>> <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=27713&qid=7918206>
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>> Submit Your Voting Experience in Survey
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>> <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=27714&qid=7918206> Voting 
>> Resources |  <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=27715&qid=7918206> 
>> En español (Spanish)
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>> Sharing your experience in the election is needed. We advocate for the 
>> right of blind and low-vision Americans to vote privately and 
>> independently. And, while our efforts have resulted in much progress, 
>> we will continue our work as long as there are blind voters who are 
>> denied this fundamental right.
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>> “In spite of the requirement of the Help America Vote Act, which was 
>> signed into law in 2002, that every polling place have at least one 
>> accessible voting machine for all federal elections, it is still not 
>> uncommon for a blind voter to arrive at their polling place and find 
>> that there is no accessible way for them to vote privately and independently,”
>> says Lou Ann Blake, Director of Research Programs, Blindness 
>> Initiatives, National Federation of the Blind
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>> All blind and low-vision voters, please share both good and bad voting 
>> experiences you've had in this 2022 general election by completing our 
>> Blind and Low-Vision Voter Experience Survey! English and Spanish 
>> versions are available below. If someone is not able to access the 
>> survey online, they can call 410-659-9314 and get assistance from 
>> either Lou Ann Blake (extension 2221) or Jeff Kaloc (extension 2206). 
>> Please complete and share the survey.
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>> *        <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=27716&qid=7918206> Voting
>> Survey (In-Person)
>> *        <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=27717&qid=7918206> Voting
>> Survey (Absentee or Mail)
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>> https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=27715&qid=7918206> Encuesta de 
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>> About Our Voting Efforts and Resources
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>> Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that blind 
>> and low-vision voters must be provided an opportunity to vote 
>> privately and independently that is equivalent to the opportunity 
>> provided to voters without disabilities. For many years the National 
>> Federation of the Blind has advocated for the right of blind and 
>> low-vision Americans to vote privately and independently, and while 
>> our efforts have resulted in much progress, we will continue our work 
>> as long as there are blind voters who are denied the private and independent exercise of their fundamental right.
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