[Tall-Corn] LEGISLATIVE DAY SUCCESS

[Sharon Omvig]

Dear Bob,  considering all the obstacles of the day, what a fantastic
report!!

On Tue, Jan 16, 2024, 7:49 PM Bob Ray via Tall-Corn <tall-corn at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Greetings Fellow Federationists, Today was a day that those attending the
> Legislative Day event may remember for a very long time. As all Iowans know
> the weather has been less than attractive for many days here in central
> Iowa. We started the day with 3 participants having to take themselves out
> of the mix. Next, Weather related transportation issues caused four of us
> to be about an hour late. Wait there is more.
>
>
>
> Eight Federationists met with employees of the Iowa Developmental
> Disabilities Council in their office in down town Des Moines. Much of the
> morning was spent in discussing elections and how to improve them with
> staff from the Iowa Secretary Of State’s staff We have offered to work with
> the Secretary’s staff to find ways to improve the current situation for
> blind voters in Iowa. There was also a proposal for a “study” to look at
> the possible inclusion of blind persons in electronic voting in a limited
> way. We are willing to talk about it.
>
>
>
> During lunch we discussed with the two staff members of the Iowa D. D.
> Council staff what we hoped to accomplish today at the Statehouse.
>
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> About 1:00 this afternoon we went over to the Statehouse and broke up into
> groups to meet with various Legislators. Though many Legislators were not
> available we were successful in meeting with several key people. The
> chairman of the subcommittee that is going to be handling our accessible
> prescriptions bill, Senator Mark Castello,  met with all of us and asked
> some good questions and may well have us speak at his Senate subcommittee
> when it meets on this bill. Also, on that same bill, Representative John
> Forbes and Representative David Young came to us and assured us that they
> take the lead on this bill in the house and work for its passage.
>
>
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> We did find a great deal of interest in our Mobile Voting bill too and we
> will see where all of that goes.
>
>
>
> No matter how you cut it today was a success  it was in no small part
> because of the work that Mary McGee did to make it happen. Congratulations
> to all of us for a hard won success. And now we will need to follow through
> to see things are completed.
>
>
>
> Bob Ray, Legislative Chair, NFB of IOWA
>
> Address:
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> 3900 76th Street
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> Urbandale, IA 50322
>
> Email: bray at nfbi.org
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> Phone. 515 334-7231
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>
>
> Mary L. McGee
>
> Address: 201 Locust, #341,
>
>           Des Moines, IA, 50309
>
> Phone:  515 280-1281
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> EMAIL: mmcatitude at gmail.com
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>
>
> Helen Stevens
>
> Phone: 570 983-7867
>
> EMAIL: hstevensnfb at gmail.comThe NFBI Legislative Committee
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