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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Fellow Federationists:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tomorrow afternoon, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh will be at the NFB Jernigan Institute to promote and demonstrate the accessible voting equipment that will be used in the upcoming general election. You are cordially invited
to attend this press conference and demonstration, and also try out the new equipment. The event will begin at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon in the Members Hall at the NFB Jernigan Institute, 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore 21230. I hope some of you are able
to come and demonstrate that we care about accessible voting in Maryland.<span style="color:#1F497D"> The media advisory from the AG’s office is below.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Warmly,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Chris Danielsen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Brian E. Frosh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Attorney General<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Media Contacts:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Press@oag.state.md.us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">410-576-7009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Chris Danielsen, NFB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">410-659-9314, ext. 2330<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Press Release<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">MEDIA ADVISORY: Attorney General Frosh and National Federation of the Blind to Demonstrate
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">New Accessible Voting Equipment and Election Procedures<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">BALTIMORE, MD (October 24, 2016) – Attorney General Brian E. Frosh will join the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and disabled voters at an event<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">demonstrating Maryland’s new accessible voting system outlining new voting procedures for the presidential general election.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">WHO: Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">NFB National President Mark Riccobono
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">NFBMD President Sharon Maneki<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Members of the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the NFB will attend and demonstrate the new voting machines<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">WHEN: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">WHERE: National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">200 East Wells Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">New accessible ballot marking devices will be available at early voting centers and at polling places on election day. The ballot marking devices are<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and let voters make selections using a keypad with Braille-embossed navigation buttons and an audio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">headset. Voters will also be able to enlarge text and change contrast on the screen. Voters with physical limitations will also be able to use the ballot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">marking device through an accessible port.
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