<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br><br><br><div><br></div><div> Carla McQuillan<div>Executive Director</div><div>Main Street Montessori </div><div>President</div><div>NFB of Oregon</div></div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "President, National Federation of the Blind via State-affiliate-leadership-list" <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> March 10, 2016 at 7:37:35 AM PST<br><b>To:</b> "<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> "President, National Federation of the Blind" <<a href="mailto:OfficeOfThePresident@nfb.org">OfficeOfThePresident@nfb.org</a>>, "Blake, Lou Ann" <<a href="mailto:LBlake@nfb.org">LBlake@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[State-affiliate-leadership-list] Democracy Live</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> State Affiliate Leadership List <<a href="mailto:state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org">state-affiliate-leadership-list@nfbnet.org</a>><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have learned that Democracy Live is contacting our affiliate presidents and offering temporary, part-time employment to NFB members to promote their electronic ballot delivery system to election officials in each affiliate's state. Furthermore,
Democracy Live is providing a telephone script for our members to use, and the script identifies the caller as a member of the National Federation of the Blind. This is inappropriate messaging that may be interpreted as an endorsement of the system by the
Federation, or potentially perceived as a threat to the state election officials. Please do not encourage any members to participate in this initiative. We are currently in the process of evaluating the accessibility of this system; and as with other voting
machines, web interfaces, and interventions, we will inform our members and the general public of our findings. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lou Ann Blake manages our accessibility and advocacy work in the area of voting. If you receive further information from Democracy Live, or have questions about this situation, please reach out to Lou Ann at
<a href="mailto:lblake@nfb.org">lblake@nfb.org</a> or (410) 659-9314, extension 2221.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Mark A. Riccobono, President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Baltimore, Maryland 21230</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Phone: (410) 659-9314</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Fax: (410) 659-5129</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Email:
</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:officeofthepresident@nfb.org"><span style="color:blue">officeofthepresident@nfb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Twitter: @Riccobono and @NFB_Voice</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Web:
<a href="http://www.nfb.org/" title="blocked::http://www.nfb.org/"><span style="color:purple">www.nfb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations
create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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