[Nfbmo] FW: HB 1278 - Accessible Voting Equipment

Sun Jan 19 00:21:19 UTC 2014

Here's the list I found on house.mo.gov under committees then clicking
on elections committee.  Shelia if you have a more current list please
send it.

Entlicher, Sue, Chair

Neth, Myron, Vice Chair

Conway, Pat

Cox, Stanley

Dunn, Randy

Gosen, Don

Hurst, Tom

Kolkmeyer, Glen

McGaugh, Joe Don

Newman, Stacey

Pfautsch, Donna

Webber, Stephen

Dacia

On 1/18/14, Dacia Luck <dacia.luck at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the clarification.
>
> On 1/18/14, Shelia Wright <sbwright95 at att.net> wrote:
>>
>> 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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