Thanks to Common Cause, a non-partisan, grassroots organization, the Washington Council of the Blind (WCB) has been given a grant to provide ALL blind and low vision voters in Washington state free transportation to a voting center.
This is the first program of this kind in Washington state. The Government Affairs committee along with the WCB treasurer are tasked to administer and track the distribution of these funds.
ALL blind and low-vision voters in Washington will be eligible to apply for a travel voucher or reimbursement.
Taking a taxi to a voting center? You’ll get reimbursed.
Paying a friend gas money to get to a voting center? You’ll get reimbursed.
Taking a Lyft to a voting center? You’ll get reimbursed. (Uber is not participating in this program).
How does the program work?
You have three options to access this program:
- Call the Buzzline at 800-255-1147 and give your name and contact information. A volunteer will reach out to you and will forward your information to wcb.voting.issues@gmail.com. You’ll be contacted by a Government Affairs committee member who can walk you through the process of reimbursement or obtaining a Lyft voucher.
- Email wcb.voting.issues@gmail.com providing your name, address, and phone number. Please indicate if you need to be reimbursed or need a Lyft voucher. Leave a good date/time to be contacted. You will be contacted by a member of the Government Affairs committee. All reimbursements will require a receipt proving your trip.
- Or fill out the contact form on the WCB website: https://wcbinfo.org/wcb-contact-form/ Below lists out how to use the webform:
- Click the link above or enter it into a web browser. Note: if you having trouble using a mobile device when accessing the webform, ask your device to request the desktop site.
- You should land on the page labeled WCB Contact Form. On this page enter your first name, last name, phone number, email address (email needs to be entered twice), choose your preferred contact method and choose Yes or No when asked if you are a WCB member. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MEMBER TO USE THIS PROGRAM. All of the above information is for tracking usage of the program only. We do not share or sell your data. All questions on this page must be answered prior to going to the next page. Click NEXT.
- The next page is entitled Define Contact Type and Area. There are three questions: Contact type: REQUEST. Who would you like to contact? COMMITTEE. Select a committee to contact: GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. Click NEXT
- The Final page is entitled 2024 VOTING TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITY. The first and only radio button choice is YES. The next choice gives you the option to choose Lyft Voucher or Reimbursement. If you choose reimbursement, another box will open. That is your opportunity to upload a jpg, gif, png, pdf, doc or docx copy of your receipt. You must upload your receipt when prompted or you will not be able to submit your form. After uploading your file, click SUBMIT. The info will go to the Government Affairs Committee for further outreach.
WCB is honored to be able to offer this program to all blind and low-vision voters who need to go to a voting center to use an Accessible Voting Unit, to register to vote, or to just get help with your ballot.
Please share this information with your family, friends, and colleagues who could use this service! Thank you!
