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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tomorrow and Friday, March 15 & 16, please ask the following delegates to vote in favor of HB63 and HB1427. HB63 calls for the randomization of the names of candidates on the ballot. Currently they are listed alphabetically. This bill will help voters with disabilities because the reason why the state board of elections only encourages two voters per polling place to use the express vote system is that candidates objected if their name was on the second or third screen. They did not think people could navigate to the second or third screen. If names are placed on the ballot randomly the excuse for the restriction is eliminated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>HB1427 states that judges should encourage every tenth voter in a polling place to use the express vote system. This bill will protect our right to a secret ballot because more than two voters per polling place will be using this machine. The email address is: firstname.last<a href="mailto:name@house.state.md.us">name@house.state.md.us</a> unless otherwise noted. The phone number is either: 410-841-extension provided or 301-858-extension provided. Everyone should contact Anne Kaiser, Chairman, Ways and Means Committee, x3036.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you live in Allegany County, contact Jason Buckel, x3404. If you live in Anne Arundel County, contact Meagan Simonaire, x3206. If you live in Baltimore City, contact Bilal Ali, x3268, Nick Mosby, x3520; and Mary Washington, x3476. If you live in Baltimore County, contact Eric Ebersole, x3328 and Robert Long, x3458. If you live in Carroll County, contact April Rose, x3070 and Haven Shoemaker, x3359. If you live in Charles County contact Edith Patterson, x3247. If you live in Cecil County contact Kevin Hornberger, x3284. If you live in Frederick County contact Kathy Afzali, x3288. If you live in Howard County contact Frank Turner, x3246. If you live in Cecil & Harford Counties, contact Teresa Reilly, x3278. If you live in Montgomery County contact Sheila Hixson, x3469; Eric Luedtke, x3110 and Jheanelle Wilkins, x3493. If you live in Prince Georges County contact Darryl Barnes, x3557; Carolyn Howard, x3919; Jimmy Tarlau, x3326; Alonzo Washington, x3652; and Jay Walker, x3581.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sharon Maneki, </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>410-715-9596<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back</span>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>