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As a voter who was both over 65 and temporarily
disabled, I had to vote by absentee ballot last fall. Now fully ambulatory, I
was stunned by the solicitude of the Democratic party and the City Commissioners
in their efforts to enable me to vote this time around.
I had a phone call (canned, of course) from Ed
Rendell telling me to expect an application for a provisional ballot. This is a
kind of absentee ballot for those who vote at an inaccessible pooling place and
are 65 and/or disabled. The ballot duly arrived, and I was instructed to
fill it out and send it in. Since I'm no longer disabled and plan to work
at a polling place on election day, I ignored the message. A telephone reminder
followed. The other day the City Commissioners sent a postcard where not only
the polling place was listed, but also the reason for its inaccessibility
("Passenger Loading Zone").
Wonders will never cease!
Marianne Das
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