[NFBWATLK] Voted Secretly

[Debby Phillips]

Last night while I was working at the Democratic HQ on the phone, a good friend came and told me that she had just talked to a blind woman who said that she did not vote because she didn’t want people looking over her shoulder while she voted. I don’t know who she is or anything about her, but it made me sad because she had no idea, that she could vote secretly and independently. I didn’t get to talk to her, unfortunately.   Debby

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> On Oct 31, 2018, at 3:03 PM, Judy Jones via NFBWATLK <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Yes, Chris and I have been voting via accessible machine for a while now and
> have had good experiences.
> 
> This year, there was a hardware issue where the ballot would not print, but
> they got it going.  I found the workers to be very helpful in making sure
> everything worked.
> 
> Judy
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBWATLK [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Prows,
> Bennett (HHS/OCR) via NFBWATLK
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 2:28 PM
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> Cc: Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)
> 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
> 
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