<div dir="ltr">Hey everyone! Please join us for this free event via teleconference!<div><br></div><div><div>Voting 101 & Voting Accessibility <br></div><div>Date: August 21, 2018</div><div>Time: 6:00 PM</div><div>Location: Teleconference; Call in - 515-604-9516; Access Code - 202933 </div><div><br></div><div>The Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Maryland and the Maryland State Board of Elections, is hosting an evening teleconference focused on voting; voting basics, voting rights, and voting accessibility. The event will take place on August 21, at 6:00 PM. </div><div><br></div><div>Most Americans have a basic understanding of voting; to vote, you are making your needs and values known to the leaders of your social group, your city, your state, and your country. However, voting is much more complicated than people often realize. Do you know all the rules? Are you familiar with how your vote moves from the ballot to place a candidate in office? Are you familiar with your rights regarding Accessible Voting? </div><div><br></div><div>Join us for this FREE event where we will discuss the basics of voting and voting accessibility in Maryland. </div><div><br></div><div>This program is being held via teleconference: </div><div>Call in - 515-604-9516</div><div>Access Code - 202933</div><div><br></div><div>Ralph Watkins is a retired government attorney who serves as Vice President for Voters Service of the League of Women Voters of Maryland. He also serves on the Making Democracy Work Committee of LWV Montgomery County, primarily working on voter registration and distribution of the Voters’ Guide. He is also a member of the Board of the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County.</div><div><br></div><div>Cortnee Bryant is the Deputy Director of Election Reform and Management at the Maryland State Board of Elections. She started at Anne Arundel County Board of Elections in 2010 before joining the Maryland State Board of Elections in 2016. She enjoys working on a wide range of projects, but her main areas of focus are polling place accessibility and creating educational videos and voter outreach materials. She can be reached at 410-269-2868 or by email at <a href="mailto:cortnee.bryant@maryland.gov">cortnee.bryant@maryland.gov</a></div><div><br></div><div>Erin Perrone is the Director of Election Reform & Management at the Maryland State Board of Elections. She has been in the position for a little over two years but has nine years of election experience. She began her journey in elections in 2009 at the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections where she managed the voting equipment. Currently, some of her responsibilities include managing the absentee ballot program, election judge training program, and various other tasks. If you would like to contact her, her phone number is 410-269-2845, and email is <a href="mailto:erin.perrone@maryland.gov">erin.perrone@maryland.gov</a>.</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;border-collapse:collapse">
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