[Ohio-talk] Ohio-talk] Voting mishaps

Sat Nov 7 19:32:32 UTC 2015

Will be on agenda for 2016

On 11/7/15, richard via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> No they are not but we have rights and responsibilities.
> The membership should be doing just like Eric stated making them aware of
> problems.
> One county in Ohio had serious problems with long lines and other issues
> that turned people away.
> The same thing could happen when a blind person goes to the voting booth
> and
> has problems.
> We have to reach out to the local boards of elections to make sure they are
> aware of our issues.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl
> Fields via Ohio-talk
> Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2015 1:30 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
> Cc: Cheryl Fields
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Ohio-talk] Voting mishaps
>
> R, you are right. Is the board of elections coming to the convention?
> May be a great opportunity for us in Cuyahoga county. C
>
> On 11/6/15, richard via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> The board of elections but we still have to educate.
>> We have be
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Cheryl Fields via Ohio-talk
>> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 2:11 PM
>> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
>> Cc: Cheryl Fields
>> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Ohio-talk] Voting mishaps
>>
>> Are we responsible or is the board of elections? Let's all volunteer
>> to work the polls in November 2016.
>> What to do about the machines, is that the manufactuer fault or once
>> again, the board of elections?
>>
>> On 11/5/15, richard via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Yes we may have to file it against ourselves because that means we
>>> need to
>>> do just as Eric stated more work to  educate the workers	. positive
>>> Payne
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Cheryl Fields via Ohio-talk
>>> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2015 10:46 AM
>>> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
>>> Cc: Cheryl Fields
>>> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Voting mishaps
>>>
>>> lol! do we have grounds for a law suit? lol! Cheryl
>>>
>>> On 11/4/15, Deborah Kendrick via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Clearly, all of the machines were against pot.
>>>> I can just hear the plotting murmurs, "Hey, all those blind people.
>>>> We can fix it so none of them can vote for this thing and no one
>>>> will ever notice or care."
>>>> Yeah, paranoia is on the rise...
>>>> Comes with the subject matter, right?
>>>> Well, if we can't laugh, the alternative is probably much worse.
>>>> Deborah
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> barbara.pierce9366--- via Ohio-talk
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 9:25 AM
>>>> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
>>>> Cc: barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com
>>>> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Voting mishaps
>>>>
>>>> I have never before had trouble voting with the accessible voting
>>> machines.
>>>> Yesterday, however, it felt as if the keypad was falty. At least it
>>>> would not let me enter the 1 to choose English. They tried plugging
>>>> in the wires again, but nothing worked. Bob had to fill out the
>>>> ballot for me. They got it working later because Tim Mehok came in
>>>> later and could use the keypad till he got to the last issue, and
>>>> then it would not let him vote.  Clearly the machine was against pot.
>>>>
>>>> Barbara
>>>> Barbara Pierce
>>>> President Emerita
>>>> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
>>>> Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com
>>>> 440-774-8077
>>>> 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.
>>>>
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