OT: looking for a lawyer who's also geeky...

[Technomage]

  last general election starlight park precinct.
since then, I have had my room mates assist me here at home.


On 8/6/10 6:31 PM, Lyle Tuttle wrote:
> When and where was that?
>
> At 03:20 PM 8/6/2010, you wrote:
>> Last time I voted at my local precinct, they had no such 
>> accessibility options available. I had to grab 2 polling place 
>> members (one demo, the other rep) and have one of them mark the sheet 
>> while the other witnessed. they would read me the various points on 
>> the ballot and I would indicate what i wanted marked. its worked 
>> well, but took 2 people off the line.
>>
>> so far, I have been unable to find a ballot template that would allow 
>> me to mark the appropriate place on the ballot without assistance.
>> On 8/6/10 2:24 PM, Lyle Tuttle wrote:
>>> At 01:39 PM 8/6/2010, you wrote:
>>>> Got a link to apply with?
>>>> I may have to make a point with the election system in this state 
>>>> anyway. their current ballots aren't really accessible to the blind 
>>>> (I usually do the early voting mail in ballot).
>>>
>>> Actually, they are.
>>>
>>> Every poling place (at least in Maricopa County) has at least one 
>>> voting machine that has headphones, has braille ballots, large-type, 
>>> touch-screen voting.....and have had for about 4 years or so, if 
>>> memory serves......I am not sure about the other Counties - you 
>>> would have to check with them.  I do, however, think that they are 
>>> mandated, by law, to provide them for those who need them.
>>>
>>> lyle
>>

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