<div>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Brian Mackey</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:bmackey88@gmail.com">bmackey88@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 4:01 PM<br>Subject: FW: Voting Accessibility Request<br>To: Linda Melendez <<a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org">president@nfbnj.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_8729120093286558050WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Gaston, Pamela <<a href="mailto:Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov" target="_blank">Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 18, 2021 3:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> CBVI Public-Email <<a href="mailto:CBVI.Public-Email@dhs.nj.gov" target="_blank">CBVI.Public-Email@dhs.nj.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Voting Accessibility Request<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353">The </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/click.icptrack.com/icp/rclick.php?cid=654309&mid=927020&destination=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.nist.gov*2F&cfid=1190&vh=d62d6c790cdc5e1d08c0cbd4495aaac316b9b79bff1bda68b30260441d98dcd5__;JSUlJQ!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!ZcjS4tidEMbw9szJCqwD0CnLNU11R7whlP2EI2Zk2qz_jym6TwxF-Sc28_gQomjWLazP7M9oSQ$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#005a84">National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353"> requests public comments on the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/click.icptrack.com/icp/rclick.php?cid=654309&mid=927020&destination=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.access-board.gov*2Fnews*2F2021*2F10*2F27*2Fnist-seeks-public-comment-on-recommendations-for-promoting-access-to-voting-for-people-with-disabilities*2F&cfid=1190&vh=f553bb324dda4cbd1626efa58dd7274d17bccafb50cb14aa31703bca73927a6e__;JSUlJSUlJSUl!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!ZcjS4tidEMbw9szJCqwD0CnLNU11R7whlP2EI2Zk2qz_jym6TwxF-Sc28_gQomjWLazmYZJ9hw$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#005a84">Draft of Promoting Access to Voting: Recommendations for Addressing Barriers to Private and Independent Voting for People with Disabilities</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353">. NIST is directed to identify barriers to private and independent voting for people with disabilities, make recommendations to remove these barriers, and evaluate the steps needed to ensure that the online Federal Voter Registration Form is accessible to people with disabilities. The draft was developed using information collected through public request; reviews of reports, papers, and other literature; and stakeholder engagement. Comments may be submitted at </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/click.icptrack.com/icp/rclick.php?cid=654309&mid=927020&destination=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.regulations.gov*2F&cfid=1190&vh=37ef1cb5735cf0eb6e0802ec246fd485605708461e661f1ff142e224efb87b15__;JSUlJQ!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!ZcjS4tidEMbw9szJCqwD0CnLNU11R7whlP2EI2Zk2qz_jym6TwxF-Sc28_gQomjWLawILBgznw$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#005a84">www.regulations.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353"> under </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/click.icptrack.com/icp/rclick.php?cid=654309&mid=927020&destination=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.regulations.gov*2Fdocument*2FNIST-2021-0005-0001&cfid=1190&vh=c1bebf317a4cd7a00235b39aa2b13a4f7c43464547191b704cc75ba8454c2c70__;JSUlJSU!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!ZcjS4tidEMbw9szJCqwD0CnLNU11R7whlP2EI2Zk2qz_jym6TwxF-Sc28_gQomjWLawJhvaiiA$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#005a84">NIST-2021-0005-0001</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353"> or by email at </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/pva-eo@list.nist.gov/__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!ZcjS4tidEMbw9szJCqwD0CnLNU11R7whlP2EI2Zk2qz_jym6TwxF-Sc28_gQomjWLazdxvO6XQ$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#005a84">pva-eo@list.nist.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#535353">. Comments must be submitted by November 22nd.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div id="m_8729120093286558050x_id-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