Accessible Voting - Marquette
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An informational forum on accessible voting was held on May 9, 2008 in Marquette, Michigan.
Presenters and Activities
67 people, majority of whom have cognitive disabilities, from across the entire Upper Peninsula spent the day learning all about voting. Attendees received important information on voting including:
- How and where to vote,
- Researching candidates,
- Obtaining an absentee ballot,
- Voter rights,
- How to identify elected officials,
- And much much more!
In addition, participants got hands on experience with an Automark voting machine and played an interactive voting game. Participants were also given a chance to register to vote and more than 20 people took advantage of the opportunity.
We were honored to have WLUC TV 6 News join us for the morning. Thanks to them, our message h
it an even larger audience.
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Statistics
Attendance
- 67 people attended (not including speakers)
- Of those, 56 were people with disabilities, 9 were professionals, and 2 were personal assistants
- 1 speaker attended
- 1 MDRC staff attended
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Materials
The following materials were provided to participants. If it is not available in a format that is accessible to you, please contact us and we will work to make that format available to you.
- Voter Power (PDF)
- ID Requirements (PDF)
- Who is Eligible to Vote (MS Word)
- Applying for an ID (PDF)
- Registering to Vote (MS Word)
- Home County Ballot (MS Word)
- Government (MS Word)
- Voting (MS Word)
Evaluations
How much did you learn about home ownership?
- 84% of respondents said “much” or “a lot.”
- 11% of respondents said "Some."
How likely are you to use the information you received today?
- 85% of the respondents said “very likely” or “definitely.”
Do you feel like you have the knowledge base to talk to policy makers about accessible communities?
- 37% of respondents said “yes."
- 44% of respondents said “maybe.”
What did you like best about today?
- “The material was presented in a clear concrete usable way."
- "The speakers."
- "It was really fun to do the activities."
- "Voting game."
- "It was very good talking and learning."
- "Voting machine."
- "Using the voting machine."
- "People."
- "The voting machine."
- "I registered to vote."
- "All the people."
- "Voting machine."
What did you like least about today?
- “Nothing. It was wonderful."
- "It was good."
- "I got sick."
- "Some of my friends weren't here."
- "Forgetting my ID so I couldn't register to vote."
Do you plan on taking action around accessible communities? If so, what will you do to take action?
- “I registered to vote."
- "Getting an absentee ballot."
- "I registered to vote."
- "I will vote more now."
- "I want to learn more."
- "To stand up for yourself and speak up if you want to vote."
- "Absolutely. I will assist people in registering to vote."
- "I'll vote."
How can we improve today’s activities?
- “Perfect! Let's do it again!"
- "How to learn more about voting and talking to group homes that might help them."
- "Possibly multi-media."
- "Do this more often."
Overall, how would you rate your satisfaction with this seminar?
- 100% of the respondents were “satisfied” or “very satisfied.”
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Connections for Community Leadership is funded by the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council.
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