[Nfbmo] FW: HB 1278 - Accessible Voting Equipment

[Shelia Wright]

Rep. has already introduced the bill and on January 16 it was assigned to Committee. Good progress on behalf of Rep. English. Now we Next step will be talking to each committee member and ask that they support the bill and get the bill scheduled for a hearing. I'll post the list of the Committee members here soon. If someone else has time and the inclination to look up the Elections Committee before I can, that would be great too! Below is the summary I grabbed off the web page. If you want to tract bills you can do so at house.mo.gov and go to bill tracting. This will let you pull up the bill, last action, bill status, etc.
 
Shelia
HB1278
 English (068)
BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED VOTERS (4181H.01I)
 Requires election authorities to make available at least one electronic voting machine per polling location for blind or visually impaired voters at an election in order to comply with federal law
Hicks (107) , et al
 Last Action: 1/16/2014 - Referred: Elections ------------------------------
On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 9:09 AM CST Dacia Luck wrote:

>So at the risk of asking a dumb question is HB 1278 Rep English's bill
>or will he be submitting another bill as well along with whoever is
>submitting HB 1278?
>
>Dacia
>
>On 1/18/14, Chris <cktisdal at charter.net> wrote:
>> Hey Shelia,
>>
>> Just to let you know, Brent Ford talked with Rep. English last week.  Rep.
>> English will be re-introducing his bill!!!!
>>
>> Warmly,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Shelia Wright" <sbwright95 at att.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 5:13 PM
>> To: "'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] FW: HB 1278 - Accessible Voting Equipment
>>
>> Okay, HB  1278 is the Accessible Voting Bill. Erase that number in my
>> text
>> in your mind and may it never be said again. I'm assuming that most of
>> you
>> reached this conclusion on your own but I wanted to let you know I too
>> realize mo error and don't require all of you to email this correction to
>>
>> me
>> (grins and giggles).
>> Shelia
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shelia Wright
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 5:05 PM
>> To: nfbmo at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Nfbmo] FW: HB 1278 - Accessible Voting Equipment
>>
>> Below is a summary I received from Marty Exline concerning HB xxxx on
>> Accessible Voting which was introduced by Rep. English.
>>
>> Shelia Wright
>>
>>
>>
>> From: modisabilaw-bounces at lists.mo.gov
>> [mailto:modisabilaw-bounces at lists.mo.gov] On Behalf Of Marty Exline
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 9:51 AM
>> To: MO Disability Policy/Law Listserv
>> Subject: [Modisabilaw] HB 1278 - Accessible Voting Equipment
>>
>>
>>
>> HB 1278 - Accessible Voting Equipment
>>
>> Rep. English
>>
>>
>>
>> This bill is identical to the one that Rep. English sponsored last year.
>> It
>> has not been assigned to a committee.  Last year's bill was not assigned
>> to
>> a committee by the Speaker until late in the session, so did not get a
>> committee hearing.
>>
>>
>>
>> The bill requires at least one accessible voting machine to be available
>> for
>> use at each polling place for all statewide elections, elections for the
>> general assembly or local elections.
>>
>>
>>
>> Currently, the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) requires one
>> accessible
>> machine at each polling place for all federal elections.  However, for
>> elections when there are no national contests such as President, U.S.
>> Senate, or U.S. Representative, the requirement does not apply.  Local
>> election officials do not always make accessible equipment available for
>> elections where there are no federal contests.
>>
>>
>>
>> HB1278 also includes a provision that any additional election costs for
>> the
>> maintenance and use of the accessible machines during statewide and
>> general
>> assembly elections shall be paid for by the state and subject to
>> appropriations.
>>
>>
>>
>> HB1278 also specifies that voters are not required to provide
>> confirmation
>> of blindness or visual impairment to use accessible voting machines.  The
>> bill also mentions that "blind or visually impaired voters" may also vote
>>
>> by
>> absentee ballot if they choose -- although this is an already an option
>> for
>> persons with disabilities.
>>
>>
>>
>> ###
>>
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