[NFBMT] FW: Legislative Hearings on Accessible Voting and Affordable Housing, Contact Legislators Now

Fri Jan 11 02:07:39 UTC 2019

FYI, here are more details on HJ3, the bill that will be heard before the House State Administration Committee tomorrow.  This notice comes from the Independent Living network, and its links may be more usable than the ones I sent NFB-MT Talk earlier today.  Please take the time to let the Committee know your thoughts.  Thanks!

Jim Marks

President, National Federation of the Blind of Montana

 <mailto:president at nfbofmt.org> president at nfbofmt.org

(406) 438-1421

From: Montana Centers for Independent Living <mtcil at summitilc.org> 
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 6:20 PM
To: president at nfbofmt.org
Subject: Legislative Hearings on Accessible Voting and Affordable Housing, Contact Legislators Now

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HJ 3: Interim study resolution on accessibility for disabled electors

The  <http://cqrcengage.com/mtcil/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxZx-TeUaDo2J6hDXf2iBCh7ZFiH2YzCWPpr68iwmLy1204jr4DEt_ztjZ-oRqm2l58BnRMfW8oo30C4fW4Bj-cajslsKI3AGhUVTXdSnfI9y6RL8Q9ZD3xVteCbEEtj1F_5Qi_CMXn45h6bIj4LVWKA0SdEG-EH-_b0wuOL9DPC3hpt0rjrRU6aRiGGTXB4uIX2oVxKyibuhwaLWtgxNheAs2r4aqMMmAJJRcDTn836wam_Pn0HV_fG4dRWW6ltbT3MvG9wOkQSK8uw1gbG9Xy46thZmjkjPXCmjcFCONhpI&lp=0> House State Administration Committee will hear HJ 3 <http://cqrcengage.com/mtcil/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx3cuFVpHwV7SNfZ3GGC5HL7goLPwO8tt8e8plhPMi0UTKbySE8MWGXlUVW_VuzoE_pq9x3ZuFtLBwfqUU6WhCKH7S9h4iBmANGq7ATNLnO58UACM5fuNr-JFHVBcFVBd0DEQKJRjwlUQ93FeluRg_c0Wxand-zx_XQ4ZAtUb-sbimKFP9wcsUXv8oNEhX6DvI9CxPoftFcoVBcwNgaEjHkwWiNiW0YRn88Kl9PuaLXQ9mFag11O7D4IE7kCrSTx5c&lp=0> , an "Interim study resolution on accessibility for disabled electors" on  <http://cqrcengage.com/mtcil/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx9n16K612Oqyx-4Sqp9R2BWjv-rXrQ5XGuvwJ41v1RpBY0_8JRFAV4bf7QFy5R5X9Whf3uddTiME_7Fo4P6AqOJUW99dAW6yBIYZISI6xzV-icmga8GMAj3wcjxBrlQ6qEARWb6-hs9EEEb9wEVifNMpdbyH8P_dIzLFxz63btFcXKfusqjPQ-MG0a-4IrLMaLAsWCLMZuRAwWYocyyI0Mhb2-OepuvqNoOXmxwjftcT5ahGlmG6e6XG4L6nhBbmb&lp=0> Friday, January 11 at 8:00 a.m. in Room 455. 

Sponsored by  <http://cqrcengage.com/mtcil/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx0ueYabNzLHLVH0SMsHUIJlmG5o2gSepVphRlt041u63jykVUGxf7wQI_tefRgyPrvKe5_2eVVBNe_jHCRHUbrM4vj9DWRIGGcKZE2w5jykkYErfBr8N6d4ITZF6EtTAvnuGcjikha7trBdD13iCUHKZfE6p-HjKHa2jGut8Ltk4NEiNy2fEAEVBEEBh7bqeu6eQ22tBIeLR30w7HxoJkaQ&lp=0> Representative Forrest Mandeville, this study resolution was drafted by the State Administration and Veteran's Affairs interim committee that just concluded its work in November of 2018. The committee wanted to have a further discussion about fully facilitating voting accessibility for voters with disabilities in not just federal elections, but in local elections as well. The purpose of the study is to identify obstacles to accessibility and work toward solutions to ensure that all elections are accessible.

Please contact members of the House State Administration Committee to ask for their support of HJ 3 by clicking the link below and be sure to tell them how much accessibility in the voting process means to you.

 Click Here Submit Testimony for HJ 3 Now! <http://cqrcengage.com/mtcil/app/take-action?engagementId=494311&ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxSZVGEJ06f8nwWmfLKqzrlxJEoUG-37DUA-sHr1hhAD1lAI1cIjB0Ob-IXojD9UYbLciQ6WVUQe3UO1aFzjI_JQXTNihyJKB6pWtKiufU5ic&lp=0>  

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HB 16: Establish affordable housing loan program

The  <http://cqrcengage.com/mtcil/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx5H26kETfvzlHnVpSrcpKmjJ7_l6ApOohzSoDuhlF-ZFXusB2RcLGOibLnTxZG7gMKgVTUmBTtxDwu2oMbY8ssq2MaFjyK_Wv-WlB9GoLMqaDadQ9Qq0YKOecIdfCcAqHMBZIxRYv2-_w90Olxtme9ZpgrEcvfymZq-gLPJSqM2F6WrtMf5hAPq4KHddVeD9RfXLgW87jWkiRwWHzMyIAIq25ZeRNo14PhLufoD6mG6yVTGerxA-nyqU2_pl-OAmZ0yn7hjYlgJ228XYj1Ber4w&lp=0> House Taxation Committee will hear HB 16 <http://cqrcengage.com/mtcil/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx4nQ28z63zLA2JKUpopeU5MziFkdTGs3mz0AihXOGY8mc3QMHvkCp7lQ6q9kwF7nqM-BNchK99q4ZyTavqOVDLpLnjaEmJPie_mHWEf3fHPDOTugtKYceiDoEEw74Z9zY5RDAzBl5yottNC_8x97I_M4Z-GpLyA5rT9OxRsUxjPkBUEknRVro019Hdia_CM2gXxqioc5Jdt_MTbYt9BU5nFgSX9gvPMoVFo41xGy7_vfHFlt88iN6pyCj7_b3IK5Ywv0YYHTQoe9veYqS8b9A4w&lp=0> , "a bill that would establish an affordable housing loan program" on  <http://cqrcengage.com/mtcil/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxMsC8Zk5HF2W8kMcBMFnQ6yjxGG18BzHkz4JfJInCZSm9kgBK6-yXSXu_pfR9o8LLsuSVsWa5fzeOdypkLFlr02Gqo-y1XhWE74rkAHlBOj-aype9AboqPpbn84ugy8WTdZ94bkGsD6f5JybuMsOSmDY6XGu8P0TiOW6_fndOmOb_pkXjRmK8Y68ZFnilPhWfsi3NzQrsYdvVKVz-IWmxU-cKWWFJeMu7Tli8AzzzVpvj_--kcrTp9zqJSJsH3uq_iJc6HgNZcvtxvrZhunbGGLOFIlbFc4c2VSpxnCgFuWlvB51kVPPdUUwKuV64loPcyeFjlJRY4ZCAjQpBf-a3GA&lp=0> Friday, January 11 at 8:30 a.m. in Room 152. 

Sponsored by Representative DaveFern <http://cqrcengage.com/mtcil/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxF5F1jws14qz2gpTGMdGutfF05VrHf2kXgqv2_yjC1NzTaTs264sEGEvIGsQ4B6ws165gZAXeXNhbTkaE2_0K3L2sxcRY0PVCq2-t3A_tVT2lMU2rxOkSAZY-kGsMvX_zcA92pgOeyfbjNToLahhxa2IUtPRkuJN7yi6BiEfBYY4SlJQZb_hksqI_s5wL9F7DDtUrH6moBpPvpwzYPNQI4w&lp=0> , HB 16 would allow the board of housing to administer money from the cold packs trust fund for the purpose of providing loans for the development and preservation of homes and apartments to assist eligible low-income and moderate-income applicants. These funds could be used as matching funds for public or private money for the development of low-income and moderate-income housing, bridge financing necessary to make a low-income housing development or a moderate-income housing development financially feasible, to acquire existing housing for the purpose of preservation of or conversion to low-income or moderate-income housing, and other purposes identified in Montana Code Annotated 90-6-134.

Affordable housing is important for many people with disabilities who live on fixed incomes and HB 16 would help to increase the availability of such housing.

Please contact members of the House Taxation Committee to ask for their support of HB 16 by clicking the link below.

 Click Here Submit Testimony for HB 16 Now! <http://cqrcengage.com/mtcil/app/take-action?engagementId=494312&ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxFLgIXprVHEqySLuDM59VgcXsN60MhQrEMMJ0PZsltIwBfhrwTgS-lQECXXAD1TfO8ZmMEglSpuMTjMuyg5Ti1d7nqZi3Ia0JHeR44FruZcM&lp=0>  

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