[Ohio-talk] Hamilton County Voting

[Marianne Denning]

This is excellent information, Barbara, I did not know that.

On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 11:05 AM, barbara.pierce9366--- via Ohio-talk <
ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> By taking a bill with your address with you to vote, and going to the
> right precinct at college, you can cast a provisional ballot. They will
> send a worker from each party to the machine with you if you cannot work
> the accessible machine. College students here wander in all the time. To be
> sure about the process, check with the Dayton board of elections for the
> exact rules. I would have thought that Hamilton County would have been
> willing to send an absentee ballot out of the county, but you are now going
> to run into deadlines for sending them.
>
> Barbara Pierce
> President Emerita
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> Barbara.pierce9366 at gmail.com
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> > On Mar 2, 2016, at 10:50 AM, Marianne Denning via Ohio-talk <
> ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > I know it is too late right now but you could always vote in Dayton
> > instead.  We are in the process of suing Ohio because ballots are not
> > accessible but that also doesn't help you now.
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 10:41 AM, Kaiti Shelton via Ohio-talk <
> > ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> I am still a relatively new voter having only voted in the 2012
> >> presidential election, but I am having a bit of trouble working with the
> >> Hamilton County Board of Elections. Of course one aspect of the problem
> is
> >> accessibility and privacy of my voting process, and the other is that I
> am
> >> trying to vote absentee since I am currently in Montgomery County.
> >>
> >> I called the board of elections to get an absentee ballot. The woman I
> >> spoke to wanted to mail one to my home, which would work in a pinch but
> I
> >> don't want to rely on my parents, who are busy themselves, to get the
> >> ballot. I asked if I could complete the application over the phone and
> got
> >> a no. I then asked who I could speak to about accommodations because the
> >> woman asked if I couldn't just get a friend to help me or come back into
> >> Hamilton County for the primaries.
> >>
> >> I know general elections are of greater concern, but it seems the best I
> >> can hope for is to bug my parents to do everything over the phone. My
> >> mother would reliably cast my vote even if she disagrees with my
> positions,
> >> but that is precisely what would worry me about relying on another
> college
> >> student. I think the absentee process should be accommodated in some
> way so
> >> we can independently apply for and cast votes if hitting the poles
> isn't an
> >> option.
> >>
> >> Any advice, tips, or information would be wonderful.
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053