[Ohio-talk] New Voter Machines

[Cheryl Fields]

I spoke with a very nice man at the Cuyahoga County Board of
Elections, Shawn Webster, Fiscal Manager.
1. The Ohio legislature voted to fund purchase of new voting
equipment. They are waiting for the Governor to sign it and the funds
will be released immediately.

2. No plans to change any equipment this year.

3. hoping to have new equipment operational for 2019 General Election.
This will allow everyone a full year to get used to it and be prepared
for the 2020 Presidential Election.

4. There will be an opportunity for the public to offer opinions about
new equipment. Check back with board of elections and watch for public
notices.
I expressed that there is nothing wrong with the Auto mark
machine...He responded that negotiations hfor new/ replacement have
not begun yet.
I asked him about the electronic poll books, excludes blind people
from working at the polls and does not allow a blind person to
independently /securely sign in.

He referred me to another department,I left a message.
The electronic poll books are i pad mini's and are fully implemented.
He was not aware of how voice over works and or what to do about it.

I am going to stay on this and hope to get more suitable answers soon.



Don't forget to be sure you are properly registered at your current
address! If you have not voted in last 2 elections, you need to
register again to vote in the mid term elections this year. If
possible, never, never, never vote provisionally!  Cf




On 6/8/18, Eric Duffy via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> When I worked on this project many years ago now, the decisions were made at
> the County level. Each County Board of Elections decided which machines the
> County would have. I expect that’s how it still works.
>
> Eric
>
>> On Jun 8, 2018, at 1:41 PM, Cheryl Fields via Ohio-Talk
>> <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> My thought is to get in now, ground floor, before a decision is made.
>> The Ohio Board of Elections Commissioners usually make these
>> decisions, may have the name mixed up. However, since the current
>> machines are in working order, we need to make sure the next
>> generation is just as good prior to purchase.
>> I think it is reasonable to ask as soon as possible to participate in
>> the process. Currently, the i pad test to sign in Cuyahoga county
>> voters at the polls is not accessible and exclude the visually
>> impaired and blind from working at the polls. CF
>>
>>
>> On 6/8/18, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Robby, we have not yet but we will and when the opportunity arrives would
>>> you be interested in helping with the testing?  I think chapters could
>>> reach
>>> out now to the board of elections and ask about the machines we could
>>> even
>>> request a demonstration.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Richard Payne,  President
>>> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
>>> 937-396-5573or 937/829/3368
>>> Rchpay7 at gmail.com
>>> 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
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Robert
>>> Spangler
>>> via Ohio-Talk
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 7, 2018 10:24 PM
>>> To: ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: Robert Spangler <spangler.robert at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [Ohio-talk] New Voter Machines
>>>
>>> Hi all, I heard an announcement on the radio that our voter machines in
>>> Ohio
>>> will be upgraded in time for the 2020 presidential election.  I'm
>>> wondering
>>> if the affiliate has reached out to check the accessibility of these new
>>> machines, or if the time would be now to investigate this.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Robby
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Wishing You All the Best,
>>
>> Cheryl E. Fields
>>
>>
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>> never sit.
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Wishing You All the Best,

Cheryl E. Fields


A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human
life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will
never sit.
--D. Elton Trueblood