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

[Muzamil Yahya]

I would encourage to check out the Facebook group. It is Minnesotans with disabilities for Biden. Pause your question there as well. We may have ride  for you.


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> On Oct 20, 2020, at 9:29 PM, Chikodinaka Kismat Oguledo via MN-At-Large <mn-at-large at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I need a ride 2the poles on November thurde or next week Monday thru
> Monday erley voteing perreididdpeareidid please Call me or send a
> email
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>> On 10/20/20, David Andrews via MN-At-Large <mn-at-large at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> 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
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> The following information is taken directly from
>>> the secretary of State’s office:
>>> 
>>> "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.
>>> 
>>> 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."
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
>>> 
>>> Warmly,
>>> 
>>> Ryan
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Ryan Strunk, President
>>> 
>>> <mailto:president at nfbmn.org>president at nfbmn.org
>>> 
>>> www.nfb.org
>>> 
>>> <http://www.nfbmn.org>www.nfbmn.org
>>> 
>>> (612) 872-9363
>>> 
>>> Live the life you Want.
>> 
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