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Name :   Mike Barrios
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/30/2005

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Section :  2.2.7
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Comment :  The current draft guidelines allow blind people to vote independently and secretly, which is a victory, but have taken away the same right for people who do not have the manual dexterity to handle paper: people who are quadriplegic, double amputees, those with severe arthritis, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, etc.  HAVA explicitly requires access to all elements of voting for everyone, not just some.
[Statements submitted at EAC public hearing, July 28, 2005, Pasadena]