@ShredderFeeder

Can someone use #AI or #OCR to get the actual numbers into #alttext ?

As a #blind #voter who encountered issues at the polls this #election cycle, this information would have helped me greatly. I went to #vote on the first day of #EarlyVoting

Our county uses #verity voting equipment. This includes an #ATI - #AudioTactileInterface. A #voter can listen to the ballot in any of the four supported languages and use a dial and button to make their selections.

Because of past experience with intrusive #ElectionWorkers, the first thing I do is turn off the screen. It didn't help this time.

My particular #ballot style had 72 items. I don't remember the number of the item I was on, (First Court of Appeals, Place 9) when one election worker told another that I would need help. I said aloud that I did not need help, and that, if I did, I could ask for help at that time. Someone said that the machine might "time out" (which is not true - this is a misunderstanding - when a voter is qualified, they get a code to enter into the machine. That code expires after 30 minutes. I'd already entered it). At that point, I very carefully completed my ballot, then took the time to ensure my selections for all ballot items were as I intended. It took me about an hour overall.

I tried to file an #ADA #complaint. I asked the election workers for the complaint form. They did not provide it, and did not believe they had such a thing (they are supposed to, I've served as an #ElectionJudge - there is a stack of them in the same folder as the required ADA information that is to be posted).

They gave me a phone number to call, and the person taking my report understood me to say the equipment had timed out, so the fix was to replace it.

The ADA complaint form is also on the website, where I did complete it. I wish I'd had a voter protection number to call.

I won't be working as an #ElectionJudge on November 5.

My partner had an elective surgery cancelled by the #derecho in May. Because of the large number of patients who had to reschedule, the surgery wasn't scheduled till early January.

Last week, the doctor's office called because there was a cancellation. The surgery is now scheduled for November 5th.

Both of us were scheduled to be judges at different polling locations.

In theory, I could still serve, but in practice, I would not be able to concentrate, and it's best all around if I sit this one out.

I was also working as a clerk for EV last week. This week, I'm helping get all the things done to accommodate the schedule change.

@democratsabroad @allynkhine @KamalaHarrisWin @DemocracyMattersALot

If are registered to vote in #Texas, you also have the option to #cancel your #BallotByMail (BBM) by bringing it to a polling location where you would be eligible to vote during #EarlyVoting or on #ElectionDay.

There is a proces, and you will need to work with an #electionJudge.

Voters who requested a BBM can vote normally if they present any of the following:
- The BBM itself
- A "Notice of Improper Delivery"
- A "Notice of Surrendered Ballot"

Also, #TX voters can track their BBMs. The Texas #SecretatyOfState has a voter portal at https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do and it supports both English and #español (Texas has two official state #languages).

If a voter is canceling their BBM and presents any of the above documents, the election judge will verify that the document is for the current election. Then, the voter completes the "Request to Cancel Ballot by Mail" form and votes normally.

If the voter does /not/present any of these, they can cast a
#ProvisionalBallot by completing an "Affidavit of Provisional Voter" form, selecting the option that states the voter is on the list of voters who voted early by mail and did not present any of the three items I list above. This is in addition to the "Request to Cancel Ballot by Mail" form. The voter can then complete a provisional ballot.

#YourVoteMatters

Voted early in-person weeks ago so I could serve as an #electionjudge for the first time.