United Blind of Seattle: Vote YES on Prop 1; More Accessible Voting Centers open today!

For Immediate Release

 

The United Blind of Seattle, one of three King County chapters of the WA Council of the Blind urges all registered voters in King County to vote FOR Proposition 1.

            Bus ridership and demand for bus service are increasing throughout the county. Our county needs to ADD bus services, not to ask riders, workers, families to absorb the dramatic cuts we will face if this measure fails.

            We are prepared to bear increased bus fare and sales tax as well as car tabs. We appreciate that in addition to funding critical bus service that will fight traffic gridlock, a percentage of revenues from this measure will be directed to road maintenance.

 

Monday April 21 marks the opening of two additional accessible voting centers, one at Bellevue City Hall and one in Union Station in downtown Seattle. The third location already open is Election Headquarters in Renton. All locations are open 10 am - 5 pm on Monday April 21. The Seattle and Bellevue locations are open 10 am - 8 pm on April 22; the Renton location is open 8:30 am - 8 pm on April 22.

 

We want to remind the public of how important the ability to vote independently is for blind people and people with other disabilities.  We were disappointed to learn that a video voter’s guide available through the Seattle Channel omitted any mention of accessible voting centers. We urge anyone with a disability or anyone who has lost your mail-in ballot to come vote at any of the Accessible Voting centers listed here!

For more info about accessible voting http://kingcounty.gov/elections/voting/accessible/AVClocations.aspx

 

United Blind of Seattle Contacts

President: Julie Brannon,

Outreach Committee Co-Chair, (RantWoman—to make contact, please leave a comment!)