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Wed Jan-05-05 09:52 PM
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Chance to view "state of the art" voting machine |
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People should try to go, and pass this message on. While the Secretary of State views this apparently as being for blind and deaf-blind people only, that's not true and it's for people with disabilities who need assistance to access a voting machine.
The Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State is pleased to announce and cordially invite you to attend a special preview showing of currently available state-of-the-art accessible voting equipment.
The voting equipment demonstrations will be held:
Date: Friday, January, 14, 2005
Time: 10 A.M. to 7 P.M.
Place: Room 181 in the State Office Building 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd St. Paul, MN 55155
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 requires that voting systems equipped for individuals with disabilities be available in each polling place for election for federal office occurring after January 1, 2006. Minnesota Statute Section 206.57 requires that "After December 31, 2005, the voting method used in each polling place must include a voting system that is accessible for individuals with disabilities, including nonvisual accessibility for the blind and visually impaired in a manner that provides the same opportunity for access and participation, including privacy and independence, as for other voters."
This special event will allow you an opportunity to observe the emerging voting technologies developed to assist person with disabilities in voting privately and independently as a direct result of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), P.L. 107-252 that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October, 2002.
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Thu Jan-06-05 04:34 AM
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1. Thanks for the notice on this event! |
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It should be inetersting to see if thee is only a touch screen Diebold machine or a unit from another vendor. I have read about a non-diebold machine that will mark a paper ballot via voice, other commands so there is a paper trail.
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Thu Jan-06-05 01:40 PM
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2. After I view the machine... |
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After I view the machine, will I have the opportunity to tell Kiffmeyer to shove said machine up her ass?
Or are comments from the peasants verboten these days?
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