[MN-at-Large] Access to Absentee Voting!

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On 10/20/20, David Andrews via MN-At-Large <mn-at-large at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>Fellow Federationists,
>>
>>I am pleased to tell you that, because of the
>>efforts of the National Federation of the Blind
>>of Minnesota, Eve Hill­an attorney with the law
>>offices of Brown, Goldstein, & Levy, and the
>>Disability Law Center, Minnesotans will be able
>>to independently and privately fill out their
>>absentee ballots for the 2020 election. This is
>>a victory for accessibility and for blind people
>>across the state, and I look forward to our
>>expanding it further in the coming years.
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>>In this email you will find relevant information
>>on how to obtain your accessible ballot, as well
>>as additional items to be aware of when mailing
>>it in. You will note that, because this system
>>is in its infancy, there are parts of the
>>process for which sighted assistance may still
>>be needed. The actual filling out of the ballot,
>>however, can be done independently.
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>>Those wishing to cast an accessible absentee
>>ballot must first go through the process of
>>requesting a standard absentee ballot. This can
>>be done at
>><http://www.mnvotes.org/absentee>www.mnvotes.org/absentee.
>>Once you have requested your absentee ballot,
>>you should
>><https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/find-county-election-office/?searchTerm=county%20elections>contact
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>>your county auditor to request an accommodation
>>under the Americans with Disabilities Act. (If
>>you need help finding the contact info for your
>>county, you can call our office at
>>612-872-9363.) You will receive your paper
>>ballot in the mail, and you will be emailed a
>>link to the tool where you can fill out the
>>accessible ballot. It is very important that you
>>return your ballot in the envelopes that came with your paper ballot.
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>>The following information is taken directly from
>>the secretary of State’s office:
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>>"A voter using this system can use the tool to
>>vote their ballot independently, but will still
>>have to complete the paper forms provided by the
>>county for the ballot return materials.  In
>>future elections we hope to be able to
>>incorporate these paper forms into the
>>accessible tool, but in order to get this
>>deployed for the 2020 election, only the ballot
>>is available through this new accessibility tool.
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>>If you have questions about this process, you
>>can contact the state’s voter hotline at
>>651-215-1440 and ask to speak with Brad N or Christine."
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>>For decades, the National Federation of the
>>Blind of Minnesota has been a tireless advocate
>>for independent, private voting. I am pleased
>>that the state has taken this crucial step
>>toward full accessibility in the vote-by-mail
>>process, and I look forward to our continued
>>partnership and progress in the future.
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>>If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
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>>Warmly,
>>
>>Ryan
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>>Ryan Strunk, President
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>><mailto:president at nfbmn.org>president at nfbmn.org
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>>www.nfb.org
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>><http://www.nfbmn.org>www.nfbmn.org
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>>(612) 872-9363
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>>Live the life you Want.
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