[NFBWATLK] Voted Secretly

[Albert Sanchez]

Hi Ben and List,
I couldn't agree more with what Ben said. Here in North Carolina we use the 
AutoMark system. Gerrie and I went to an early voter location last week. 
We've come a long way from the early days when we had to have a 
representative from both major parties come in the booth so that we could 
cast our "secret" ballot! So, go vote!
Bye for now,
Albert Sanchez

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR) via NFBWATLK" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)" <Bennett.Prows at HHS.GOV>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 5:28 PM
Subject: [NFBWATLK] Voted Secretly


> Hi Listers,
>
> After the Seattle chapter had its  meeting and subsequent accessible 
> voting machine event, I decided that I was going to get to the elections 
> office and try my hand at voting with one of those things. (not really, I 
> somehow lost my ballot in the mail, so decided to use the machine close to 
> my office. Smile)  I called the county elections office and discovered 
> that there was a voting machine within two blocks of where I work, so it 
> was a great opportunity. For only about the fourth or fifth time in my 
> life, I was able to independently vote and cast my ballot. I felt more a 
> part of the democratic process, given that I did it myself. No more having 
> to explain my votes to someone who marked my ballot, (though I never have 
> been shy about whom or what I have voted for.)
>
> I liked the experience a lot though, and would recommend that if you get 
> the chance, find an accessible voting machine, and with just a few 
> instructions, you too will vote secretly.
>
> But, no matter what you do, vote in this year's election.
>
> /s/
>
> Bennett Prows
>
> _______________________________________________
> NFBWATLK mailing list
> NFBWATLK at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
> NFBWATLK:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org/albertsanchez%40suddenlink.net