----- Original Message ----- From: "BlindNews Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 6:41 AM Subject: Secret voting underway for blind people
> NineMSN.com, Australia > Monday, November 12, 2007 > > Secret voting underway for blind people > > Monday Nov 12 13:59 AEDT > > Voting for people who are blind and vision-impaired is now underway at 29 > locations across the country. > > Early voting began on Monday with polling booths now open for people > unable to vote on November 24. > > For the first time, electronic voting machines are being used to cast a > secret vote. > > Previously, blind and vision-impaired voters needed the help of a third > party when casting their vote on election day. > > Electoral Commissioner Ian Campbell says voters are able to have a > practice session on the machine before they record their actual vote and a > polling official will explain how the machine works. > > The new system gives the voter instructions through headphones and > responses are then made on a keypad. > > The vote is then printed in code and placed in an envelope before being > placed in the ballot box. > > > > http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=321898 > BlindNews Mailing List > Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "subscribe" as subject > > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as subject > > Moderator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Archive: http://GeoffAndWen.com/blind > > RSS: http://GeoffAndWen.com/BlindNewsRSS.asp > > More information about RSS feeds will be published shortly. Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
