New Yorkers with Disabilities: Participation in Voting Related Activities Survey

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* 1. If you were provided with the appropriate information, were interested, and could meet the basic requirements, would you be interested in being a poll worker (election inspector)? (select one)

Yes.

No.

Maybe. It depends on the information and how it impacts important aspects in my life.

I am already a poll worker (election inspector).

I was a poll worker (election inspector) and need to become active again.

Other (please specify)

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* 2. If you currently are or have served as a poll worker (election inspector), please identify some of the various duties you have performed. (select all that apply)

Ensure proper signage.

Ensure proper accessibility (and removal of potential barriers from the voting area).

Set up proper voting equipment (including the Ballot Marking Device - BMD).

Greet voters.

Direct voters about the proper voting process.

Show voters how the equipment works and provide assistance when asked.

Ensure voter privacy and their ability to cast independent and confidential ballots.

Close the polling place.

Tally votes and report the results.

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If you currently are or have served as a poll worker (election inspector), have you seen an improvement in polling place access and in access to the voting technology including use of the Ballot Making Devices? If problems still exist, please identify them. Explain below.

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* 4. If you currently are of have served as a poll worker (election inspector), how will having more peers (New Yorkers with disabilities) as poll workers help to facilitate the voting process? Explain below.

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* 5. If you were provided with the appropriate information, were interested, and had time, would you volunteer for the candidate of your choice?

Yes.

No.

Maybe. It depends on the information, campaign choices and availability, and how it impacts important aspects of my life.

I have already volunteered for the candidate of my choice.

I plan to volunteer for other candidates of my choice in the future.

Other (please specify)

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* 6. If you have volunteered for the candidate of your choice, what motivated you to make this decision? (select all that apply)

I agreed with the candidate's position on key issues.

I thought it was a great way to educate them on disability issues and to get them to support our positions.

I wanted to learn more about the various tasks needed to support a person running for an elected office.

I wanted to learn skills that would build my resume.

I wanted to increase my networking opportunities.

I wanted to prove my value to the campaign and be proactive about a potential job opportunity.

Other (please specify)

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* 7. If you have volunteered for the candidate of your choice, please explain instances where your expectations were met. How did you benefit from the experience? Explain below?

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* 8. If you have volunteered for the candidate of your choice, please explain instances where your expectations were NOT met. What went wrong? How could the situation been improved? Explain below?

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* 9. If you volunteered for the candidate of your choice, did you make a a financial donation to this candidate?

Yes.

No.

Other (please specify)

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* 10. If you were provided with appropriate information, were interested, and had the time, would you run for elected office? (select all that apply)

Yes.

No.

Maybe. It depends on the information and how it impacts important aspects of my life.

I have already run for elected office.

I plan to run for elected office again.

I am currently in elected office.

I was but I am no longer in an elected office.

Other (please specify)

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* 11. If you ran for elected office, please rank the following elements of of a campaign in terms of most important with 1 being most important to 5 being least important (among competing priorities - realizing that they are all important).

	1	2	3	4	5
Connecting with party leadership.	Connecting with party leadership. 1	Connecting with party leadership. 2	Connecting with party leadership. 3	Connecting with party leadership. 4	Connecting with party leadership. 5
Understanding petitions and obtaining signatures to get on the ballot.	Understanding petitions and obtaining signatures to get on the ballot. 1	Understanding petitions and obtaining signatures to get on the ballot. 2	Understanding petitions and obtaining signatures to get on the ballot. 3	Understanding petitions and obtaining signatures to get on the ballot. 4	Understanding petitions and obtaining signatures to get on the ballot. 5
Developing an overall election campaign.	Developing an overall election campaign. 1	Developing an overall election campaign. 2	Developing an overall election campaign. 3	Developing an overall election campaign. 4	Developing an overall election campaign. 5
Recruiting volunteers to support tasks with your election campaign.	Recruiting volunteers to support tasks with your election campaign. 1	Recruiting volunteers to support tasks with your election campaign. 2	Recruiting volunteers to support tasks with your election campaign. 3	Recruiting volunteers to support tasks with your election campaign. 4	Recruiting volunteers to support tasks with your election campaign. 5
Setting up to receive and solicit funds to support your campaign.	Setting up to receive and solicit funds to support your campaign. 1	Setting up to receive and solicit funds to support your campaign. 2	Setting up to receive and solicit funds to support your campaign. 3	Setting up to receive and solicit funds to support your campaign. 4	Setting up to receive and solicit funds to support your campaign. 5
Devising a brand, promotional materials, and media marketing for your campaign.	Devising a brand, promotional materials, and media marketing for your campaign. 1	Devising a brand, promotional materials, and media marketing for your campaign. 2	Devising a brand, promotional materials, and media marketing for your campaign. 3	Devising a brand, promotional materials, and media marketing for your campaign. 4	Devising a brand, promotional materials, and media marketing for your campaign. 5
Developing priority issues for your campaign.	Developing priority issues for your campaign. 1	Developing priority issues for your campaign. 2	Developing priority issues for your campaign. 3	Developing priority issues for your campaign. 4	Developing priority issues for your campaign. 5
Engaging the public and the competition.	Engaging the public and the competition. 1	Engaging the public and the competition. 2	Engaging the public and the competition. 3	Engaging the public and the competition. 4	Engaging the public and the competition. 5
Turning out voters for primary and election days in support of your candidate.	Turning out voters for primary and election days in support of your candidate. 1	Turning out voters for primary and election days in support of your candidate. 2	Turning out voters for primary and election days in support of your candidate. 3	Turning out voters for primary and election days in support of your candidate. 4	Turning out voters for primary and election days in support of your candidate. 5

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* 12. If you ran for elected office, what do you know now that you didn't know as a result of your experience? Explain below.

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* 13. If you ran for elected office, what resource can you suggest for peers running for office for the first time? Explain below.

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* 14. If you ran for elected office, please help us to understand a series of questions related to campaign contributions:
1) How much in total campaign contributions did you raise?
2) Over how much of a period of time?
3) Were you able to utilize the funds to purchase ads, distribute mailings, promote yourself as a candidate?
4) Were you elected to office?
Explain below.