[Nfbf-l] voting in ellections

[Judith Hamilton]

Hi Holly and Everyone:
I share the same issues and experiences as you have had, Holly. I previously used the large print and audio together because it works better for me. However, it always concerned me about where the machine was positioned and it stands up on a kind of easle stand. I have recently used the audio feature more and ask them to put the cover over the screen. This does seem to work. I agree with you on the poll worker experience. They are volunteers and they get some training but, really don't have much demand to put whatever training they get to use. Some do know me, not by name, but because I request the machine. But they are reassigned a lot and I do early voting a lot. I think just like voter apathy, working the polls is not a high priority for a lot of people mainly because of the training and time involved. I just read a note about an NFB survey on voting experiences. The survey is of course online, through Survey Monkey, which leaves the people without access to computers out of the loop, but I am planning to look into this more before our chapter meeting on Saturday.
Judy


-----Original Message-----
>From: Holly via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Nov 4, 2014 8:53 AM
>To: Jorge Paez <jorgeapaez1994 at gmail.com>, NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] voting in ellections
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>The only issues I have with the voting machines include: the poll works
>lack on knowledge of how to set it up, but more importantly, the fact that
>the position of the screen is facing other voters. I chose to use the high
>contrast screen, in doing so, I ask the poll works to turn the machine
>around so that there is no one looking over my shoulders.
>The last time I voted, in August, I walked in and one of the men said, "Its
>you again" I took this as a good thing, but it could have been a bad thing,
>I guess.
>Holly
>
>On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 10:37 PM, Jorge Paez via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
>wrote:
>
>> Hi all:
>> I'm just curious,
>> what kind of accessibility is there when you go to the poles?
>> I know some people did absenty voting, but I had decided early on I
>> wanted to go to the poles in person so wanted to know how accessible
>> machines were, specially since we have several amendments on the balit
>> this year.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jorge
>>
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