[NFBF-L] Voting by mail

[PLipovsky]

Hi all.

 

Below  is a sample letter I received regarding software that will enable
visually impaired people to vote in secret by mail should hey choose to.  ,
kind of like an absent t ballot.

 

You can used this letter to send to your supervisor of elections to
encourage hem to purchase his software once it becomes available.  Please
feel free to modify it as you wish.

 

Here it is.

 

 

Hello.  

 

I am the President of,    I am a member of    .  We are a grass roots
advocacy group working to advance the quality of life and independence of
Florida's blind citizens.

This organization have worked tirelessly over the past several years to
secure the Florida Division of Elections' certification of Vote by Mail
software that will assure visually impaired voters the ability to cast an
accessible secret mail in ballot by computer. 

 

The Democracy Live software voting system is now in use in an increasing
number of states and counties around the country and we are pleased that
Florida is about to approve the use of this voting system by Florida
counties.

As it stands now, in order for visually impaired voters to use the mail in
ballot process, we must have someone read the ballot to us, and we must then
tell them who we want to vote for.  This software voting system, when
certified by the Division of Elections, will end that situation and promote
full access to secrecy, privacy and verifiability by the blind voters who
choose to vote by mail. 

When the software is certified, we strongly urge County (fill in your county
name) Supervisor of Elections to immediately purchase the Democracy Live
Software for use in the upcoming 2020 primary and general election. 

I look forward to hearing from you regarding this matter and I am ready to
provide you with any additional information you might need.

Thank you.

 

Sincerely,