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I blame the board of elections of NYS for not planning how handicapped people and crippled seniors were going to vote in the 2020 election. I waited in line for 5 hours in dix hill NY without any out water, standing not being able to sit and rest, very little parking. They violated every handicapped rule for public gathering and are getting away with it.

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Did you not request an absentee ballot? That is how folks who are elderly and handicapped generally vote, Joel.
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In my state, the actual polling places are run by the county Board of Elections. You can call in advance to make arrangements for a handicap person to vote. Or mail in ballots could be requested. I voted early about a week ago. No line and there was a table where assistance could be arranged for elderly or handicapped persons. Assisted Living can a specific time to bring their vans and small buses.
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Were you not given the option to vote with an absentee ballot? I have some physical issues as well and was delighted that I could just mail in my absentee ballot this year. And yes I tracked it and it was received by the Board of Elections.
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Anyone handicapped or otherwise incapable of in person voting should apply for an absentee ballot in NYS in a variety of ways:

https://www.elections.ny.gov/votingabsentee.html

Sorry you didn't realize that!
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It’s up to you to request an accommodation when you get to the polling place Joel. The elections officials will go above and beyond so that everyone gets to vote. But they Aren’t mind readers. They don’t expect handicap people to stand in line for hours. That’s why you have to request an accommodation, they will find way to accommodate you.
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Joel, I too am surprised that you didn't request an absentee ballot.    Were you not able to do so, or unfamiliar with how to do it?    I suspect the plans were in place; absentee voting has gotten a lot of attention.    

Perhaps you weren't aware of this, but it's something to consider the next time you vote at the next election.   After the election is over, you might contact your city clerk's office and find out how to sign up so you automatically get absentee ballots from this time forward. 

I give you credit though for tolerating the 5 hours.   I probably would had to sit down on the pavement and just scoot along as the line moved forward.
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worriedinCali Oct 2020
I suspect he wanted to vote in person due to all the allegations of voter fraud and what he has been through this year
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Accessibility has to do with the polling place, not the line outside or how long it is. If there is designated handicapped parking, that's all that has to be provided -- not a guaranteed vacancy in those spaces.

I'm a poll worker, and we go to great lengths to accommodate disabilities, but we can't do anything to make crowds go away. We even have curbside voting here, and voters can call the Registrar of Voters office, request a ballot to be brought outside, and they can vote from their cars.

If NY mails voter guides to every registered voter, then all the information for accommodating disabilities would be in there. I'm sure NY would be pretty up to standards on those accommodations.
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In NJ we were automatically sent an absentee ballot. Didn't have to request it.
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My hubs and I voted today at the first day of early voting in Md. We voted at the most rural site in our area, and at 11 am we were in and out in 15 minutes! And there were bathrooms available in the high school we voted at. I do know the busiest place in our area had a 90 minute line, but after the people who lined up at 5 am (WTH) got through it was pretty fast!
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We at home voted by mail today.
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