Fortiani» (Obstruer Page 10 November 9, 2011 THE LAW OFFICES OF Patrick John Sweeney, P.C. Patrick John Sweeney Attorney at Law 1549 SE Ladd Portland, Oregon Portland: (503) 244-2080 H illsoboro: (503) 244-2081 Facsim ile: (503) 244-2084 Email: S w eeney @ P D X L aw yer.com Your Care Our First Priority Dr. Mareelitte Failla Chiropractic Physician W? are located at Lewis Crew, 75, receives help from a member o f a voter assistance team while voting on an iPad in Beaverton. (AP photo) 1716 N.E. 42nd Ave. Portland, OR 97213 Disabled Use iPad To Vote (Between Broadway and Sandy Blvd.) • Automobile accident injuries • C hronic headache and jo in t pain • Workers Compensation injuries Call for an appointment! I? (503)228-6140 Dentures Worth Smiling About! • Professional Services • Affordable Prices • Over 20 years experience • Full & Partial Dentures • Natural Appearance Full Service Lab • Accepting Oregon Health Plan Melanie Block, L.D. D enturist 503-230-0207 200 NE 20th Ave., Suite 100 Portland OR 97232 Free parking New technology supplements traditional ballot (AP) — Oregon was first in the nation to have all residents vote by mail. Now it's pioneering an­ other idea: vote by iPad. Voters in five counties are fill­ ing out and returning their mail-in ballots for a Tuesday special pri­ mary election to replace former U.S. Rep. David Wu, who re­ signed following a sex scandal. A handful will mark their ballots not with a pen, but with the tip of their finger. It's the latest attempt at using new technology to help voters with disabilities cast ballots pri­ vately. Armed with iPads and portable printers, county election workers are going to parks, nursing homes, community centers and anywhere else they might find groups of voters who have trouble filling out traditional paper ballots. Using the iPad, disabled voters can call up the right ballot and tap the screen to pick a candidate, IJMlU it I 1>)I J i IJ J J J I I t -, with or without the help of elec­ tion workers. The voters then print the completed ballot and stuff it in an envelope to sign, take with them and drop in the mail or an official ballot box. Voters with poor vision can adjust the font size and screen colors, or they can have the iPad read them the candidates' names and even the voter pamphlet. A voter with limited mobility could attach a "sip-and-puff' device to control the screen. Lewis Crews, 75, who has severe arthritis, didn't have to hold a pen to fill out his ballot. "It's a lot simpler for me. I think it's a great setup they got," Crews told The Associated Press last week in a phone interview after he filled out and printed one of the first-ever iPad ballots. E lections o fficials helped Crews operate the iPad, he said, "but now that I've seen how it works, I'm confident I can do it ' ' L,i,t Ji'iu .