Begin forwarded message: > From: Denise Lieberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: September 24, 2008 11:47:14 AM CDT > To: "Robert Citek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Scott Granneman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [cwelug] Re: absentee voting in Saint Louis > > On what kind of systems would the City's form not display or print > properly? > > I want to do advocacy with the City on this, and would like to be > able to explain the nature of the problem, and then ask them to > change the format of the form to a more user-friendly PDF, like the > Secretary of State's form. > > > On Sep 24, 2008, at 11:17 AM, Robert Citek wrote: > >> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Denise Lieberman >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Also, can you two explain to me the problem with the format/ >>> program used to >>> access the City's form. I can use it to advocate that they provide >>> the form >>> in a more user-friendly format. >> >> In brief, on some systems, the document the City uses on their >> website >> does not display or print properly. Futhermore, I cannnot download >> the document and e-mail to others: >> >> http://www.stlelections.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85-absentee-application-generalspecial-elections&catid=38-subpages&Itemid=61 >> >> In contrast, the Secretary of State has a form that works on every >> system I've tried. In fact, in addition to downloading and e-mailing >> it to others, I can even fill out the form on-line and then print it >> with the completed information: >> >> http://www.sos.mo.gov/forms/elections/absentee.pdf >> >> To view the discussion on the cwelug list: >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug/browse_thread/thread/9c7ddc6d91c9950b >> >> For contrast, California dispenses with "Absentee" voting and offers >> vote-by-mail: >> >> http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_m.htm >> >> Interesting stats on its usage from 1962-2008: >> >> http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/hist_absentee.htm >> >> For recent elections, over 40% of the votes cast were by mail. >> >> Regards, >> - Robert > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
