[NFBWATlk] Alarming Voting News

Lauren Merryfield lauren7877 at outlook.com
Sun Oct 25 14:31:11 UTC 2020


Hi,
I had the signature issue four years ago. They had someone come out to my apt to help me re-do my signature and they took that back in for me and it was placed in my file. I used a signature stamp at the time. 

Then recently I called in and they said that same stamp signature was what they still had on file. All was well and good.

Then, factor in my inability to find my signature stamp. It hasn't been gone all that long, but it is gone. No one who has helped me find it can find it. 

So with the coronavirus (interesting how Jaws pronounces that, haha), I could not go get a new stamp and go through the whole signature matching thing again. The only way we figured I could do my Jane Henrietta this year is to sign an X with two witnesses. They put that info in my file. I  an not sure how good my x was when I voted, with the arthritis in both hands. 

So if they don't accept my signature *this time*, I don't know what I will do. I just hope this pandemic will be over by then???

Whatever discouraging voter oppression we blind folks may be experiencing, get out there and vote anyway!  We need to make sure we maximize our freedom!
Lauren❤
 

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From: NFBWATlk <nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Judy Jones via NFBWATlk
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2020 9:07 PM
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Cc: Judy Jones <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NFBWATlk] Alarming Voting News

The only ways around all this I can see is to solicit an absentee ballot from your party headquarters, which is too late to do now.  These are different from the ubiquitous mail-in ballots, as you are contacting your party headquarters directly, asking for the ballot.

This is a safer method, and, not sure about this, but as they would have a record of you voting the way they do it, may accept the signature, not sure.  I haven't ran into the signature issue in my life yet, so this is an excellent question to ask for next time.

Judy

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From: NFBWATlk <nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Humberto Avila via NFBWATlk
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Hello Ben,

Yes, this is definitely a piece of very, very much disturbing news. 

Now, I live in an apartment all on my own. And let's say that I was eligible to vote, and actually filled in my electronic ballot, or whatever is that makes it accessible, and then printed it out. Then, let's say I input my signature using AIRA or whatever service I choose to use with my own signature guide. Then I dropped off my signed ballot, and everything is secured.

Granted, I wouldn't have any sort of true sighted assistance to see if my signature really matches up with what they have on file, no matter how closely and how faithfully I try to do my chicken scratches on the hard copy signature page. And no matter how lined up my guide is to the page even if an AIRA agent sort of were able to help me. 

And even if I had to actually go in person to sign my vote with a machine... that wouldn't be very safe in today's health crisis times. At least, I wouldn't feel safe. 

I would absolutely feel very discouraged from voting if I am going to have all these accessibility challenges at once. Yes, very much discouraged. This is #BlindVoterSuppression. 

Unless some blindness AT vendor tries to come up with a signature tracing pad technology, where I input a signature into it and helps me re-trrace it with a pen, is that something the NFB of Washington can advocate so the laws around signatures could change? Has the NFB done that in the past?

I'm very much deeply passionate about accessibility issues myself. I see a lot of inaccessibility every day in my job. Specifically since the start of the pandemic. 

I just wanted to speak my mind a little bit... and offer my two cents. 

Hope everyone has an awesome weekend.

Take care,

Humberto



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From: NFBWATlk <nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Lauren Merryfield via NFBWATlk
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2020 11:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [NFBWATlk] Alarming Voting News

Hi, Bennett (I like that name) 
Ben,
Thanks for letting us know.
Lauren❤
How old are your girls now and what are they doing? I remember when they were born!



-----Original Message-----
From: NFBWATlk <nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Bennett Prows via NFBWATlk
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2020 8:43 AM
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Cc: Bennett Prows <bjprows at comcast.net>
Subject: [NFBWATlk] Alarming Voting News

Hi Listers,

I have some disturbing news. I had my ballot in the drop box near my apartment last Sunday, as did the rest of my family. On Thursday, my daughters went on line to the King County elections web site, and checked to make sure all our votes were in. They found that all of our ballots were in, but only mine was *rejected. My signature didn’t match the signature they have on file for me. The notice said the county elections folks would reach out to me, but that I could fill out the signature form, and either send it in or upload and email it. Since I haven’t heard from them, that’s what I’m going to do today. 

I strongly recommend that you the listers here, make sure to check the election web site, or call the telephone number in your area that will get you the information about tracking your ballot. I’m so glad my daughters checked. I will somehow get my vote counted, even if I have to ultimately go to an election center and use a machine.

Please remember to vote!
   Sent from Mail for Windows 10/s/Bennett Prows                                
              
                

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