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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">From Monday, March 17th through 5 pm on Friday, March 21st, SBOE will offer another round of the online demonstration of the absentee ballot delivery system and ballot marking system. Go to:
<a href="http://www.elections.state.md.us/">http://www.elections.state.md.us/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">There is a link to the demo system under "Hot Topics." SBOE made a few minor changes since the last demonstration. Feedback can also be emailed to
<a href="mailto:absentee.SBE@maryland.gov" target="_blank">absentee.SBE@maryland.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">SBOE is getting a lot of pushback on certifying this system and it is definitely in jeopardy. So SBOE needs to hear from disability advocates who support the use of the online absentee ballot
delivery and marking system. This system would make absentee ballots accessible to voters with disabilities by allowing a voter to mark and print the ballot using the voter’s own home technology. This is not online voting. The absentee ballot would still
have to be mailed to the board of elections to be cast and counted. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Thanks for your help. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lou Ann Blake, J.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">HAVA Project Manager and Law Symposium Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Jernigan Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">200 East Wells Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> at Jernigan Place<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Telephone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2221<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Fax: (410) 659-5129<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">E-mail:
<a href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org">lblake@nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Web site:
<a href="http://www.nfb.org/">www.nfb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The National Federation of the Blind 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 have the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To make a donation to the National Federation of the Blind Imagination Fund campaign, please visit
<a href="http://www.nfb.org/ImaginingOurFuture">www.nfb.org/ImaginingOurFuture</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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