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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Today and tomorrow are the final two days you can vote during Maryland’s primary election early voting period, and primary election day is April 26. SBE has instructed poll
judges not to inform voters of the availability of the accessible voting machine, and to offer paper ballots for hand marking to all voters except those with “obvious” disabilities. Therefore, if you want to use the accessible voting machine, it is very important
that you state you want to use it when you check in with poll judges. Once you have requested to use the accessible voting machine, poll judges must honor your request.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We have received word that some early voters in Maryland who stated they wanted to use the accessible voting machine have been questioned by poll judges about their eligibility
to use the accessible machine. Any Maryland voter has the right to use the accessible voting machine. If poll judges question in any way your request to use the accessible voting machine, you have the right to firmly, but politely, insist on using the accessible
machine. It is also extremely important that you report your experience by completing the short survey, which can be accessed at the link below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">After you have made your voice heard by voting, please let NFBMD know about your experience by completing our short ten question survey. The link to the survey is
</span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZGFL99W">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZGFL99W</a><span style="color:#1F497D"> .
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Please complete the survey by May 2. If you have any questions about the survey or if you need assistance to complete the survey, feel free to contact me at 410-659-9314, ext.
2221, or </span><a href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">lblake@nfb.org</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you encounter any problems exercising your right to vote privately and independently, you are also encouraged to report them to the Maryland Disability Law Center:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">by phone at 443-692-2492;</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">800-233-7201, ext. 2492; or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">by email at
</span><a href="mailto:voting@MDLClaw.org"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">voting@MDLClaw.org</span></a><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you and we look forward to receiving your survey responses!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lou Ann<o:p></o:p></span></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"">Deputy Executive Director<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"><span style="color:blue">lblake@nfb.org</span></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/"><span style="color:blue">www.nfb.org</span></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"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://nfb.org/make-gift"><span style="color:blue">Make a gift</span></a> to the National Federation of the Blind and help ensure all blind Americans live the lives
they want</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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