[NFBOK-Talk] NFB HOTLINE FOR BLIND AND LOW VISION VOTERS

[Jeannie Massay]

NFB HOTLINE FOR BLIND AND LOW VISION VOTERS
 
The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) requires that every polling place have at
least one accessible voting machine available for every federal election so
voters with disabilities can cast a private and independent ballot. To help
ensure that blind and low vision voters are not denied this right, the
National Federation of the Blind will host an Election Day hotline that
blind and visually impaired voters, poll workers, and voting rights
advocates can call when problems with accessible voting technology or other
barriers are preventing a blind voter from casting a private and independent
ballot.
 
The hotline will be available on November 8, 2016, by calling 1-877-632-1940
from 7 a.m. EST to 7 p.m. PST. Individuals who have experience in the
operation of accessible voting technology will be manning the hotline to
provide assistance to blind voters, election officials, and voting rights
advocates. 
 
Following the November 8th elections, the NFB will conduct an online survey
to determine the experience of blind voters. A link to the online survey
will be available from the NFB home page following the election.
 
Questions about the blind voter hotline or the blind voter survey may be
directed to Charles Brown by e-mail at cbrown at nfb.org
<mailto:cbrown at nfb.org>  or by phone at 410-659-9314, extension 2224; or Lou
Ann Blake, by e-mail at lblake at nfb.org <mailto:lblake at nfb.org>  or by phone
at 410-659-9314, extension 2221. 
 
Be sure to make your voice heard by exercising your right to vote!
 

 

 

Jeannie M. Massay, M.A., LPC

330 W. Gray Street

Suite 415

Norman, OK 73069 jmassay1 at cox.net <mailto:jmassay1 at cox.net>  

Phone: 405-600-0695

Fax: 405-310-4686 

 

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