<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Lisa,</div><div><br></div><div>The extra steps were to fill out the printed declaration on the outer envelope with your name and address, in addition to signing and dating anywhere on the envelope. In my opinion, the instructions on this part were not clear at all and so I followed up with my county's chief election clerk (forwarded to you). To her credit, she quickly followed up with the Department of State and confirmed that the name and address needed to be declared or it would constituted a fatal error and may not count. I received her reply on 10/25 and then this automated email on 10/28:<br></div><div><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>Dear Voter:<br>It has come to our attention that you have retrieved your Accessible Remote Ballot. The Department of State has recently updated the instructions to provide you with more information regarding the Voter’s Declaration on the back of your envelope and the ways in which you can return your voted ballot. The deadline to return your ballot is 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2020. You can return your voted ballot by mail or return your ballot in person at a drop-box, county election office, or satellite office. <br>If you have already returned your ballot, please disregard this email. We only enhanced the instructions for clarity.<br>Sincerely,<br>Department of State</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>While I appreciated the quick response, what is bothersome about this email is that it neither includes any information about how the instructions were clarified nor what a voter could do if they may have done something incorrectly and already sent in their ballot.</div><div><br></div><div>Steve</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 10:00 AM Lisa Andrews via KeyStoneChapter <<a href="mailto:keystonechapter@nfbnet.org">keystonechapter@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 style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_8529824885764687807WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Denice,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m writing an article on voter accessibility and have a question about the Omniballot.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Joe and Lynn mentioned there was additional information on the return envelope that was required to complete or the vote may not count. Can you tell me what information that was? How did you complete that?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I am submitting the article today so hope you don’t mind that I need a quick reply.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks loads!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Lisa <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div style="border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt medium medium;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> KeyStoneChapter <<a href="mailto:keystonechapter-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">keystonechapter-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Denice Brown via KeyStoneChapter<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 14, 2020 9:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:bmackey88@gmail.com" target="_blank">bmackey88@gmail.com</a>; 'NFB of Pennsylvania Talk, state list' <<a href="mailto:nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfbp-talk@nfbnet.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:greaterphilly-request@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">greaterphilly-request@nfbnet.org</a>; <a href="mailto:keystonechapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">keystonechapter@nfbnet.org</a>; <a href="mailto:pabs@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">pabs@nfbnet.org</a>; <a href="mailto:pacapitalchapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">pacapitalchapter@nfbnet.org</a>; <a href="mailto:pagdu@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">pagdu@nfbnet.org</a>; 'NFB Greater Berks Chapter Google Group' <<a href="mailto:nfb-greater-berks-chapter@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">nfb-greater-berks-chapter@googlegroups.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:nfb-pa-bell@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">nfb-pa-bell@googlegroups.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Denice Brown <<a href="mailto:dbrown8827@aol.com" target="_blank">dbrown8827@aol.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [KeyStoneChapter] [NFBP-Talk] Democracy Live In PA<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Hi Everyone,<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)">I am pleased to tell you that I received my Democracy Live Ballot yesterday. I accessed it at the given website.The directions were clear, and that allowed me to cast my ballot, review my choices, and print it off for delivery to the post office, or an election dropoff center.<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)">It felt great to have another way to vote privately, and independently.<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)">Your vote is your Voice!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Denice Brown<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Greater Philadelphia Chapter – President<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">NFB of PA<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="mailto:Dbrown8827@aol.com" target="_blank">Dbrown8827@aol.com</a><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-color:rgb(181,196,223) currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt medium medium;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"> NFBP-Talk [<a href="mailto:nfbp-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">mailto:nfbp-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brian Mackey via NFBP-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 13, 2020 9:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFBP listserv; <a href="mailto:greaterphilly-request@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">greaterphilly-request@nfbnet.org</a>; <a href="mailto:keystonechapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">keystonechapter@nfbnet.org</a>; <a href="mailto:pabs@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">pabs@nfbnet.org</a>; <a href="mailto:pacapitalchapter@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">pacapitalchapter@nfbnet.org</a>; <a href="mailto:pagdu@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">pagdu@nfbnet.org</a>; NFB Greater Berks Chapter Google Group; <a href="mailto:nfb-pa-bell@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">nfb-pa-bell@googlegroups.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Brian Mackey<br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBP-Talk] Democracy Live In PA<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">From the desk of NFB of Pennsylvania President Lynn Heitz.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hello Fellow Blind Voters in PA,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please Join Us For This Most Important Demonstration!!!<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We are excited to share the below demonstration sponsored by Democracy Live. The Founder/CEO, Bryan Finney, and Director of Outreach will be hosting a demonstration for the OmniBallot on Thursday evening, at 8:00 PM, specifically for the state of Pennsylvania, as the voting process varies from state to state. Any blind voter living in Pennsylvania is welcome. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Requesting an accessible absentee ballot:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.votespa.com/Voting-in-PA/Pages/Accessible-Remote-Ballot-Marking-Solution-for-Mail-Voting.aspx?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=3dac4230-8280-45c4-89b6-470939896e05" target="_blank">https://www.votespa.com/Voting-in-PA/Pages/Accessible-Remote-Ballot-Marking-Solution-for-Mail-Voting.aspx?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=3dac4230-8280-45c4-89b6-470939896e05</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Zoom Meeting<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Topic: PA OmniBallot Demo<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Time: Oct 15, 2020 05:00 PM Pacific Time / 8:00 PM Eastern<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Host: Charlie Kinnune<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Co-Host: Bryan Finney<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Join Zoom Meeting<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://democracylive.zoom.us/j/97359795580?pwd=SnJRVFhlVnA3bk9Qc3BWWmwycTJDUT09" target="_blank">https://democracylive.zoom.us/j/97359795580?pwd=SnJRVFhlVnA3bk9Qc3BWWmwycTJDUT09</a> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Meeting ID: 973 5979 5580<u></u><u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Passcode: 333983<u></u><u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">For Audio<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> +1 253 215 8782 <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">One tap mobile<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">+12532158782,,97359795580# <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I am looking forward to seeing all of you at this Zoom presentation,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Lynn Heitz<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">President<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">NFB of PA<u></u><u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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