[NFBofAlaska] A bill introduced in the Alaska Legislature that will make voting completely Accessible. Please read and Act!

[Thomas Class]

Thank you for this Bonnie I was able to send out a letter on the website.

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> On Mar 23, 2022, at 11:53 AM, Nate Kile <NKile at alaskabvi.org> wrote:
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> Hello, Bonnie,
> I think that this is a great idea. I appreciate you sharing and the fact that there are action steps to take in the link make it very convenient to be able to help.
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> Nate Kile,
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> From: alaska-professionals-in-blind-education at googlegroups.com <alaska-professionals-in-blind-education at googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of lucas.bonnie at gmail.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 8:46 PM
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> Cc: 'Jocelyn Bucaro' <jocelyn at tuskphilanthropies.org>; 'Kaloc, Jeff' <JKaloc at nfb.org>; lblake at nfb.org
> Subject: A bill introduced in the Alaska Legislature that will make voting completely Accessible. Please read and Act!
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> Hello All,
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> As many of you know, the members of the National Federation of the Blind of Alaska have had discussions around making sure that voting is accessible for those who are blind or low vision, and frankly anyone with a disability needs to be able to participate in elections equally. Sometime ago, I was contacted by Jocelyn Bucaro, the director of Mobile Voting with Tusk Philanthropies. This is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to increasing voter participation by making voting as convenient and accessible as possible. They believe the best way to do that is to expand voting options to include digital absentee voting, including on a mobile device. They have supported mobile voting pilots in over 20 elections across seven states since 2018. Most pilots have been for military and overseas citizen voters, with a handful of pilots expanding to include voters with disabilities and even all eligible voters. These pilots have proven the technology exists and we can increase participation when we make voting easier and more accessible.
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> Tusk Philanthropies is working with the NFB and other community partners. Both Jeff Kaloc and Lou Anne Blake from the NFB were included on the original letter sent to me. .
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> Since our initial discussion, bills have been introduced in both houses of the Alaska Legislature. We have been invited to click on the following link to view the “Call to Action page,” where supporters of this bill can submit emails to their lawmakers through this site.
> https://action.mobilevoting.org/alaska/
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> The site is accessible!😊
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> As one who has had the opportunity to vote  privately and independently,   from time to time, the experience is empowering! Several states have adopted this method of voting and there is no reason Alaska should not do the same. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by email or phone.
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> Thanks for your support!
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> Bonnie
>  
> Bonnie Lucas
> President
> National Federation of the Blind of Alaska
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