Hi there,

I again had a couple of issues with casting a vote this year.  Early voting
started on October 13 in TX, so I called a week earlier the county office to
make sure everything would be set up for me.  I spoke with Cendy, who told
me that the county was getting new machines and each machine would have an
audio device so that I could vote.  My husband and I went to the library
(where early voting would be taking place) on the 14th.  Well, guess what?
There was no audio device there for me.  Evidently, they had gotten one but
it did not work.  My husband did vote that day, and I was told to return in
a week.  I called Cendy the following Monday.  She told me that it was ready
for me and working.  She thanked me for being so patient.  Clinton and I
went back to the library the following day, and there was an audio device
set up in one of the voting booths.  It was very easy to use, and I was glad
that I finally got it done.  However, I don't understand why Cendy told me
during our first conversation that there would be an audio device set up
with each sighted voting machine, and then during our second conversation
that I was the only blind person in the town where I live that would need
the audio device; that the town east of where I live there are two people
who are blind and another town she mentioned there were no blind persons in
that town.  These are the three largest towns in the county.

Veronica

I'm just glad you got to vote. Veronica, you can't control
how many blind people are where, but you should have your
voting rights.

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Subject: [Chat] Voting experience

Hi there,

I again had a couple of issues with casting a vote this
year.  Early voting started on October 13 in TX, so I called
a week earlier the county office to make sure everything
would be set up for me.  I spoke with Cendy, who told me
that the county was getting new machines and each machine
would have an audio device so that I could vote.  My husband
and I went to the library (where early voting would be
taking place) on the 14th.  Well, guess what?  There was no
audio device there for me.  Evidently, they had gotten one
but it did not work.  My husband did vote that day, and I
was told to return in a week.  I called Cendy the following
Monday.  She told me that it was ready for me and working.
She thanked me for being so patient.  Clinton and I went
back to the library the following day, and there was an
audio device set up in one of the voting booths.  It was
very easy to use, and I was glad that I finally got it done.
However, I don't understand why Cendy told me during our
first conversation that there would be an audio device set
up with each sighted voting machine, and then during our
second conversation that I was the only blind person in the
town where I live that would need the audio device; that the
town east of where I live there are two people who are blind
and another town she mentioned there were no blind persons
in that town.  These are the three largest towns in the
county.

Veronica