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BY CELESTE HADRICK
celeste.hadrick@newsday.com
October 30, 2007
The Nassau Board of Elections will have
handicapped-accessible ballot marking devices at 12 locations throughout the
county for next week's election, officials announced.
The ballot marking devices, which allow disabled persons to
vote independently, will be available for practice purposes beginning today
through Monday from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. at the board offices, 400 County
Seat Dr. in Mineola. The board asks that people wanting to practice first call
516-571-2411 to make sure an employee will available for assistance when they
arrive.
The Able Ride program will provide transportation to and
from polling places on Election Day for Able Ride subscribers. For more
information or to schedule a ride, call 516-338-4000.
The ballot marking devices will be available at the
following locations on Nov. 6: Farmingdale Village Hall in Farmingdale; The
Hagedorn Little Village School in Seaford; Center for Developmental
Disabilities in Woodbury; Greis Park in Lynbrook; Eisenhower Park
administrative building in East Meadow; Henry Viscardi School in Albertson;
Nassau Board of Elections in Mineola; United Cerebral Palsy Association of
Nassau in Roosevelt; Nassau BOCES-Occupational Therapy, Rosemary Kennedy School
in Wantagh; Lido Beach Park in Lido Beach; Temple Hillel in North Woodmere; and
Averill Park in Elmont.
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