EIRS cases in Florida Touchscreen counties that support the Default to Bush pattern

EIRS cases in Florida Touch Screen counties that support the Default to Bush switching pattern (Broward, Palm Beach, Dade, Hillsboro, Pinellas, Pasco, Sarasota, Lee) Source: www.voteprotect.org

More documentation at end of cases

Palm Beach County

013490 10/21/04, 10:40 AM PST Machine problem Royal Palm Beach Meeting Hall(#6098), 1050-A Royal Palm Beach Blvd, Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach County County, Florida Woman went to vote and used electronic voting machine. The two presidential candidates' names came up on the screen, Bush was first and Kerry second. She said she carefully clicked on Kerry but the check mark appeared next to Bush's name. She called someone over to help her and that woman told her to check on the mistaken check mark and it would remove the check mark. Then she could try again and check on Kerry's name. She did and it worked the second time. She was concerned that it took her two times to get her vote right.

014919 10/25/04, 2:32 PM PST Other polling place problem West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Caller voted early at the election supervisor's office. Says that he marked his electronic ballot carefully but when he got to the summary several choices were not the ones that he made. He believes that there must be a problem with the machine.(#unk)

017826 10/30/04, 9:33 AM PST Machine problem Palm Beach County(# unk), Florida Caller voted for a presidential candidate, but when recap showed up it showed the incorrect presidential vote (she voted for Kerry and it showed up as Bush). She got a volunteer to help her, but wanted to file a comlaint.

017827 10/30/04, 9:08 AM PST Registration-related problem Palm Beach County(# unk), Florida caller had not received her voter registration card. She called county BOE and confirmed her registration but they refused to mail her a voter registration card when she asked for one. She wanted to do early voting in case they gave her problems. Also reported that she heard on the news that when you push the button for Kerry on the voting machine, it comes up Bush.

018569 10/31/04, 11:45 AM PST Machine problem Palm Beach Co. (# unk), Florida Two voters, voting early, used electronic voting machine. They chose John Kerry for president but when they reviewed their choices before submitting their ballots, they found that George Bush was selected instead and they couldn't change the choice.

021614 11/01/04, 10:06 AM PST Machine problem South County Elections Office, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County(# 5090), Florida Machine problem -- only let you vote for Bush

022628 11/01/04, 12:12 PM PST Machine problem Palm Beach County, Florida Caller reported second hand incident of acquaintance voting on electronic voting machine and witnessing the wrong presidential selection being made on the review screen. The voter had to go back multiple times to fix problems.

031377 11/02/04, 6:42 AM PST Machine problem Delray, Palm Beach County, Florida Couple voted for Kerry -- when confirmed vote, came out Bush. Called in election poll supervisor, who got same result. Continued to use machine. (# unk)

037563 11/02/04,10:51 AM PST Machine problem Mcleod Bethune Elementary School,(#7031) Palm beach County, Florida 1 machine of 6 shut down. 1 other "votes for you". City clerk called as she used it herself and was able to override. Informed precinct clerk who was told there would be no new machines given.

039328 11/02/04, 11:30 AM PST Machine problem Palm Beach County, Florida(# unk) - if you select Kerry on the machine the final screen says you selected Bush

039396 11/02/04, 11:34 AM PST Machine problem Pines of Boca Borwood(# 5148), Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida - Tried 9-10 times to cast your presidential vote. Kept up checking wrong and delete (Bush). Happened with several voters - poll workers said he was hitting bush with other fingers - poll worker checked cables and said "hit very hard" finally registered correctly. Caller did not advance until correct vote registered - summery screen before voter cast showed correct vote - after "wrestling" with machine

040870 11/02/04, 12:42 PM PST Machine problem Boca West Library(#5126), Boca Raton, Palm Beach County County, Florida Once she voted for her candidate, she noticed that the circle disappeared, and the poll worker asked her to push the button again and it returned. She's unsure whether her vote counted or not.

041309 11/02/04, 1:05 PM PST Machine problem; Provisional ballot problem Palm Beach County, Florida For the presidential vote, the voter claimed she had to press the area a few times before her candidate got selected. For all other offices, she said the selection "took" easier. Also, the voter's husband's father reported that the workers at Aberdeen East Clubhouse in Boyton Beach were poorly trained when he took his mother for a provisional ballot.

041891 11/02/04, 1:24 PM PST Machine problem Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida Booth # 1 - voter tried to vote and could not vote for presidential choice - the machine was restarted and voter was then able to successfully vote.

045998 11/02/04, 3:48 PM PST Machine problem Coco Woods(#5070), Del Ray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Voter received a call on 11/1 from a woman claiming to be from the Democratic Party. The woman told the voter that her polling place had been changed to a location which was unfamiliar to voter. As it turns out, voter's polling place has not changed, and she was able to vote, but she was very disturbed by this call. Voted noted that she is an elderly Jewish woman, and she wondered whether there had been other voters in her community who had received these types of calls. Voter also indicated that she a lot of trouble w/ the touch screen machines. She had to press it repeatedly in order to get her vote recorded. She was ultimately able to do so, but she considered it a very cumbersome process.

052639 11/04/04, 12:51 PM PST Machine problem Wells Recreation Center, Riviera Beach(# 7024), Palm Beach County, Florida Person is reporting that someone he knows voted for Kerry using touch screen machine but the summary of the vote showed that he voted for Bush.

054022 1/08/04, 10:47 AM PST Machine problem Broward County, Voter found the summary screen showed a person whom she did not vote for. She corrected the problem.

055458 11/11/04, 8:22 AM PST Machine problem 345 S Congress, Boca Raton(# unk), Palm Beach County, Florida Went to vote for Kerry and Bush popped up immediately. I called for help. Woman/precinct worker told him to touch screen for Bush and it popped up again for Kerry. Successfully voted for Kerry on second time trying.

055464 11/11/04, 8:27 AM PST Machine problem Country Club Rd & Military, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Computer had him "stumped". No instruction on how to change an incorrect vote. If there is a wrong choice, there is no explicit option to change it. (#unk)

055477 11/11/04, 8:45 AM PST Registration-related problem; Machine problem Boca Raton(# unk), Palm Beach County, Florida 1. Wanted to vote for refunds - came up as against refunds 2. Daughter was registered as newly registered, not 18 until 11/28/04. 3. Husband voted for Kerry came up for next person not Bush - was ask to change it [P]

055485 11/11/04, 8:59 AM PST Machine problem Banyon Creek Elem. School(#4012), Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Selected John Kerry/ green check came up in George Bush's name. Called over poll worker and they got screen to read John Kerry. She stated "it made me wonder if the machines are rigged."

055585 11/11/04, 11:30 AM PST Machine problem Palm Beach County, Florida One machine malfunction - selections already made when get to machine - can change selections but sometimes needed to press several times - poll workers refuse to shut down machine/take offline

055700 11/11/04, 2:01 PM PST Machine problem DelRay, Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Wrong name came up- complained but was told nothing could be done. (# unk)

[Poll worker allowed wrong vote]

055842 11/12/04, 6:29 AM PST Machine problem First Christian Church(# 7062), Palm Beach County, Florida Voter touched "Kerry" and Bush's name registered. I called poll worker and she told me how to erase Bush's name. We know of three today - maybe more!

055860 11/12/04, 6:54 AM PST Machine problem 345 S. Congress(# unk), Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida Went to vote for Kerry and Bush popped up. Immediately called for help. Woman/precinct worker told him to touch screen on Bush and it popped up again for Kerry. Sucessfully voted for Kerry on second time.

055880 11/12/04, 7:21 AM PST Boca Raton, Palm Beach County(#unk), Florida Wanted to vote for referenda - came up against referenda. Daughter was registered. Husband voted for Kerry came up for next person (not Bush).He was able to change it. [P]

055891 11/12/04, 7:35 AM PST Machine problem Gun Club Road + Military, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Computers had him "stumped". No instructions on how to change an incorrect vote. If there is a wrong choice, there is not explicit option to change it. (# unk)

055904 11/12/04, 7:51 AM PST Machine problem 6561 Flanders(#5082), Del Ray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Voter proceding to next screen to make their choices when one of the fours selections checked itself without their having touched the screen. Voter was able to go back and then returned to make their own selections.

055602 11/11/04, 11:45 AM PST Machine problem Aberdeen, Boynton Beach(#3116), Palm Beach County, Florida Punched one person for President, another name came out in review. She was able to correct it. Also moved to next steps before she had pressed.

055909 11/12/04, 7:59 AM PST machine problem Bethune Elementary(#7031), Palm Beach County, Florida We have been warning voters that one machine when clicked one way will reflect the opposite - so to be certain to recheck before submitting [P]

044164 11/02/04, 2:38 PM PST Machine problem Boynton Beach, WEST PALM BEACH County, Florida (#5036) On three different screens, only one choice appeared and it was already checked; called a poll worker over who pressed pre-highlighted spot returning voter to available options; happened on 2d and 3d screens voter pressed on highlighted checked choice which returned voter to option screens. voter recounted story to supervisor or technician who said "it happens." machine not taken out of service.

055537 11/11/04, 10:12 AM PST Machine problem DelRay Villas(#5048), Del ray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Republican name for commissioner came up checked. Happened twice: once husband then wife. Same machine.

055901 11/12/04, 7:49 AM PST Machine problem 6561 Flanders(#5082), Del Ray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Voter went through entire process to the review screen. The review screen initially displayed voter's choices, but then the screen flashed and the selections had completely changed. The voter went back through the selections to correct the changes and was able to cast vote correctly.

055994 11/12/04, 9:12 AM PST Machine problem 1501 Avenue U(#7031), Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Machine #1 sticks, will not hold the vote as marked - switches after a number of tries, made intended vote sometimes hold. On the review of the ballot, many of the votes are erased. Machine #5 is still down. This is the second complaint on this machine in about 1 hour. There is someone in the polling place working on the other machine that is down but this machine is still being used.

055454 11/11/04, 8:12 AM PST Machine problem Boyton Beach St. John's Baptist Church (#7120), Boyton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Caller has difficulty reading, so she invited me to accompany her into the voting booth. Three times she touched the Kerry/Edwards frame on her screen and the machine did not highlight her selection. She was only able to correct this on the final screen that listed her selections. the "change" directions were very small and easy to miss at the top of the screen. Caller was able to vote for Kerry/Edwards usiing this screen. Which directed her back to the original screen presidential vote screen. This time the machine accepted her selection. [P]

055637 11/11/04, 12:27 PM PST Machine problem, St John Missy Baptist Church, 900 N Seacrest, Boynton Beach(#7120), Palm Beach County, Florida While voting for Presidential candidate Kerry - had problems with accessing his name. Bush's name kept popping and taking "priority". On the review however it showed Kerry so voter completed vote.

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055577 11/11/04, 11:22 AM PST Machine problem Boyton Beach Congregational Church (#7124) Palm Beach County, Florida Made selection for president went to review entry did not show up. Asked for help to cast out. Told he already voted.

055604 11/11/04, 11:49 AM PST Machine problem Aberdeen East Clubhouse(#3112), Palm Beach County, Florida Machine would not accept vote on first 4 or 5 tries on several lines. Needed help to punch it.

055692 11/11/04, 1:51 PM PST Machine problem Burke's Garage 2526 Westchester Dr(#7008) Palm Beach County, Florida Voting machine took numerous taps to enter selection

056135 11/12/04, 12:22 PM PST Machine problem Barkley- Cresthaven(#2140), Palm Beach County, Florida Went in to vote and machines close to door of approximately for 8 were broken. Press once changed presidential vote. She had to press repeatedly to get back to the vote she wanted

056139 11/12/04, 12:26 PM PST Machine problem Congress, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Had a difficult time getting the President selected- he pushed numerous times and nothing appeared (not a problem with other ballot pages). Eventaully did get his choice but was frustrated.

055683 11/11/04, 1:37 PM PST Machine problem; Other ballot-related problem Westward Elementary School(#7054), West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Had to keep tapping - didn't register vote at first. Finally vote DID count. She could see others getting frustrated

045240	11/02/04, 3:17 PM PST	Other polling place problem	westward elementary, West Palm Beach, west palm beach County, Florida #7054	voter had to repeatedly try to enter information, accepted on third try; pressed with fingertips
055692	11/11/04, 1:51 PM PST	Machine problem #7008	Burke's Garage 2526 Westchester Dr, Palm Beach County, Florida	Voting machine took numerous taps to enter selection
055996	11/12/04, 9:15 AM PST	Machine problem	1501 Avenue U, Palm Beach Riviera, Palm Beach County, Florida #7031	at the end of the ballot when she tried to review her ballot, she found half the things she had voted for were not voted. She tried again and couldn't make it work. She voted as best she could.
055994	11/12/04, 9:12 AM PST	Machine problem	1501 Avenue U. , Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida #7031	Machine #1 sticks, will not hold the vote as marked - On the review of the ballot, many of the votes are erased. Machine #5 is still down. This is the second complaint on this machine in about 1 hour. There is someone in the polling place working on the other machine that is down but this machine is still being used.
055585	11/11/04, 11:30 AM PST	Machine problem	Palm Beach County, Florida	One machine malfunction - sometimes needed to press several times - poll workers refuse to shut down machine/take offline

055963 11/02/04, 8:40 AM PST Machine problem West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Voter indicated YES on two items went to next screen, then back. The YES was gone. Voter re-cast that vote. At review screen everything was accurate. Voter reported it to pollworker. Poll worker's response was "Oh it happens sometimes!"

001401 08/31/04, 2:43 PM PST Machine problem, Palm beach County, Florida, went to vote but senate race was not on list (on electronic screen)-judge, sheriff, election official, county commissioner- 4 options- NEVER senate- showed party affiliation when he checked in- (#3105)

EP Hearing(affidavit), voter Suzanne Goldstein in precinct 4176 of Palm Beach County on machine 21660, voted for Democratic candidates and could see check marks by their names. But when got to review screen all the results were republican, starting with Bush and Martinez. Called the poll worker and EP and had poll worker Tony Enos and lawyer Jeffrey Stein confirm that Democrats were voted for but Review Screen showed all Republicans checked. Mr. Enos suggested that I finalize the vote as it was and that the original punch would likely override the review screen results. But I insisted on voting on a different machine and suggested that they take the faulty machine out of service. The new machine appeared to function properly.

EP Hearing(affidavit), Hoyt Sexton, NAACP coordinator, S. Florida, We had reports of much fraud in the machines in South Florida.

055656 11/11/04, 12:54 PM Other ballot-related problem; Other ep75 golden lakes village, (#2046) west palm beach, palm beach County, Florida voter wanted to know why no u.s. congressional candidates / choices on his ballot (for us congressional district 19). election officials couldn't give answer and one became belligerant. also voter in wheelchair says his truck was threatened with towing when he pulled in front because no spaces available. also site not easily accessible for handicapped. no ramps to inside. also voting machines are above sitting height

055918 11/12/04, 8:05 AM PST Machine problem 6561 Flanders Ave., Delray, Palm Beach County, Florida Voting machine #05804. 2 amendments did not show up - never got a chance to vote for the 3rd amendment never showed. When she told the poll workers, they said the 3rd amendment was for Boca Raton.

055981 11/12/04, 8:58 AM PST Machine problem Palm Beach County, Florida Machines are not bringing up amendment 1 or registering votes for this constitutional amendment. All machines in 5114 have this problem. 5116 and 5118 are also a problem. Not enough poll workers

043648 11/02/04, 2:20 PM PST Machine problem; Other ballot-related problem; Other Heritage Park Clubroom(#5064), Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Voter states that polling place (a building) consisted or more than one precinct (ie tables). Voter approached voting tables for particular precinct. Voter given ballot than told to vote at a machine. Machines (10) were apparently not set up to distinguish b/w precincts (ie, a voter could vote at any machine - regardless of the precinct table at the polling place. Voting machines were all in the same room.) Voter asked if his vote would count if he voted on the "wrong machine" (ie a machine linked to a different precinct) and was told by the poll manager "I dont know". Voter believes that his vote may not count if he voted on the "wrong machine" -ie outside of his precinct. Believes that this is a way of getting people to vote on the "wrong machine" and therefore cancel their votes. Voter subquently videotaped the site and processes.

055963 11/12/04, 8:40 AM PST Machine problem West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida Voter indicated YES on two items went to next screen, then back. The YES was gone. Voter re-cast that vote. At review screen everything was accurate. Voter reported it to pollworker. Poll worker's response was "Oh it happens sometimes!"

County, Florida Voter tried to vote "yes" on an issue and the "no" kept illuminating on screen. Voter called over a poll worker who hit the screen a number of times and finally got the "yes" to stay illuminated. Then at the end of the ballot when she tried to review her ballot, she found half the things she had voted for were not voted. She tried again and couldn't make it work. She voted as best she could.

055470 11/11/04, 8:39 AM PST Machine problem Banyon Creek Elem. School, Delray(#4012), Palm Beach County, Florida She pressed "yes" on one of the questions and "no" came up on the screen.

055480 11/11/04, 8:51 AM PST Machine problem DelRay(#5036), Boyton Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida voted yes on a question and screen said no.

055899 11/12/04, 7:44 AM PST Machine problem; Other St John Fisher Church, Palm Beach County, Florida Poll worker counted 682 votes. Machines tabulated 696 votes. There was chaos early. But in the last half hour, there were 14 more votes on the machines than counted by the poll worker.

Broward County

001096 08/31/04, 5:23 AM PST Machine problem Davie, Broward County, Florida Would not activate democratic party on machine (for party ticket)

001395 08/31/04, 1:21 PM PST Machine problem Lauderhill, Broward County, Florida caller said that voter had a problem with machine discrepancy - machine # 282208. Poll worker validated the malfunction. Voter is a registered democrat but could not vote for the senatorial race because it did not show on electronic machine. Caller also noted that outside the precinct, there was a tally tape showing Zero ballots for precincts.[P]

018688 10/31/04, 12:55 PM PST Machine problem Columbus, Broward County, Florida Two unrelated people (taxi driver & store clerk told our volunteer they had voted on touch screens this week and screen showed they had voted for Bush when they know they voted for Kerry -- they got someone to change it before their vote was filed.

022524 11/01/04, 11:21 AM PST Machine problem; Other Broward County, Florida voted early at main library in broward county. Using electronic machine voted for Kerry and at review screen vote came up for Bush

031932 11/02/04, 6:51 AM PST Machine problem Roakre Center(#3M), Broward County, Florida Voter and daughter voted using machine - when summary popped up it showed a diff. outcome - martinez instead of Caster. This also happened for daughter - same problem. update from cos - She used machine 2nd from right against the back wall, daughter used machine 3rd from right. In both cases, Castor was highlighted and selected, but when reached summary screen, it said Martinez. When they reported problem, poll worked laughed, did not seem interested in doing anything about it.

034703 11/02/04, 9:42 AM PST Machine problem Coral Springs Elementary on 110th Ave.(#3E/4E), Broward County County, Florida Voting machine is not registering the correct candidate the voter chose i.e. voted for one candidate but the other candidate appeared (five times)

037831 11/02/04, 11:09 AM PST Machine problem Veterans Park (#1L,10L,19L), 7600 NW 50th St, Lauderhill FL 33351, Broward County, Florida ACT poll observer called in to report that multiple voters (at least 5 so far) had reported their vote for president was missing on the review screen. Voters were able to go back and correct problem if they noticed it. Observers are advising voters to check for this problem on their review screen

038775 11/02/04, 11:11 AM PST Voter Intimidation; Machine problem 2501 NE 30th street United chruch of christ(#20R), Ft Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida - Voting machine problem - pushed kerry got bush - pushed caster got martinez - pushed Parrish got Zella - accused of not being able to read -intimidation

038799 11/02/04, 11:38 AM PST Machine problem; Other Charter School on Pembroke Road, Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Florida Machine was very slow, did not give her choices for Senate, and cut off the ballot prematurely. She asked poll worker for help before pressing the vote button. Poll worker walked over and told her "you're finished, press the red button", so she pressed it. Then it was too late to fix. She thinks poll worker didn't listen to her explanation of the problem. She wanted to vote for Betty Castor, but did not get to cast a Senate vote. Was using machine #1 [poll worker prevented her from voting for Castor]

041745 11/02/04, 1:04 PM PST Machine problem MLK Elementary School (#34Z), Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida Voter touched Kerry on screen, got Bush. ( report from observer, no contact info for voter)

041979 11/02/04, 1:29 PM PST Machine problem; Other polling place problem Marriott Resort Hotel(#22E,39E,42E), 11775 Heron Bay Blvd, Coral Springs, Broward County, Florida touchscreen calibration problem: Tried to vote for Kerry multiple times, kept getting candidate below Kerry. Asked poll worker for assistance, got no help. Finally was able to vote for Kerry by touching towards the Bush button. 3rd or 4th machine from the right.

042530 11/02/04, 1:32 PM PST Machine problem Marriott Resort Hotel, 11775 Heron Bay Blvd, Coral Springs, Broward County, Florida Tried #(22E,39E,42E)repeatedly to vote for kerry, got candidate underneath. Was able to vote for Kerry by touching more toward the Bush button. machine against back wall, somewhere around the 4th or 5th from the right [See also case #041979]

042578 11/02/04, 1:33 PM PST Machine problem Broward County, Florida - machines are switching vote kerry to bush -- this happens prior to confirmation screen. - other voters complaining about the same thing

044658 11/02/04, 3:12 PM PST Machine problem Lauderdale by the Sea, (#30Q,32Q,33Q) broward County, Florida voter hit kerry button and check mark appeared next to bush. voter contacted poll worker to correct problem but the same thing happened when she vote the rest of the ballot. she had help and was able to fix ballot before she left, but was concerned.

045403 11/02/04, 3:19 PM PST Machine problem Sheridan Park Elementary, (#47v)Broward County, Florida The square she pressed was not selecting anything. She had to select outside the box to almost another candidate. She requested assistance from a pollworker, "Just press the one that lights up" they instructed. She had to try and cancel three times before the correct candidate was highlighted.

045753 11/02/04, 3:31 PM PST Machine problem Rockdale elem. school, (#29Z) Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida Voter pushed button for choice, machine indicated other candidate at the bottom of the screen, tried again, indicated again that he voted for wrong candidate, third time his selection was correctly noted.

045860 11/02/04, 3:33 PM PST Machine problem; Other broward County, Florida, candidate deleted when hit button, at review screen, no vote for president, 5 voters so far reported they don't know which machines.

046394 11/02/04, 3:53 PM PST Machine problem Sunrise, Broward County, Florida Machine changed candidate he was voting for (3rd machine from right, precinct 17M) Kerry highlighted, on review saw Brown(?) for president. Asked poll worker for help and poll worker had him start over. Voted successfully 2nd time.

046528 11/02/04, 3:59 PM PST Machine problem Hollywood Hills Alliance Church(#34V,36V,37V), Hollywood Hills, Broward County, Florida Voted for Kerry but machine showed Bush.

046690 11/02/04, 4:09 PM PST Machine problem Tamarac, Broward County, Florida The vote selected on the machine was not the choice the voter wanted. When asked to confirm the candidate that came up was not the candidate selected.

046762 11/02/04, 4:07 PM PST Machine problem Veteran's Park,(#1L,10L,19L) Broward County, Florida One machine; told by Kerry monitor that when people voting for Kerry push "summarize". Another candidate's name shows up. Poll workers said, "didn't push hard enough." Said tech repairman has been dispatched.

046954 11/02/04, 4:12 PM PST Machine problem Broward County, Florida Voter needed help with machine when poll worker came over, the review screen was up but had no ballots cast (no candidates issues checked). The poll worker hit the red vote button and voted the voter's blank ballot. [Poll worker deliberately kept the voters votes from being counted]

047066 11/02/04, 4:19 PM PST Machine problem Lauderhill, Broward County, Florida Voted at Veteran's Park(#1L,10L,19L). When pushed screen a selection was made that was not wanted. machine malfunction.

047099 11/02/04, 4:19 PM PST Machine problem Oakland Park City Hall, (#11K)Broward County, Florida A person informed me of a friend who voted. The completed screen (precinct unknown) on the "review ballot" page wrongly stated that the voter had voted for Bush when the voter had selected Kerry. The voter reported this to an election official who responded, "Yes, that machine has been doing that all day."

047606 11/02/04, 4:41 PM PST Machine problem St. James Baptist Missionary Church(#16C) 500 N.W. 21st Ave., Broward County, Florida After voter voted for Kerry, and when they tried to move to the next screen, if heel of hand brushed against screen, which was apparently happening, vote switched to Nader and got cast for Nader. Kerry Poll Watcher said some had been caught and corrected, but who knows about all. Poll worker not helpful to EP mobile attorney. Was iVotronic machine

047979 11/02/04, 4:49 PM PST Machine problem Deerfield Housing Authority(#15A), Broward County, Florida Upon reviewing his vote, voter noticed wrong candidate choice appeared

048034 11/02/04, 4:51 PM PST Machine problem Oriole Gardens Clubhouse, (#10G,17G,24G)7400 NW 5th Ct., Margate, Broward County, Florida She had to select presidential choice 2x before correct choice was reflected. Got help from poll worker; successfully voted. Voted Bush, Kerry got highlighted. Can't remember which machine, maybe 2nd/3rd from right.

048073 11/02/04, 4:53 PM PST Machine problem Deerfield Beach Housing Authority(#15A), Broward County, Florida Voter noticed that the wrong choices appeared as she reviewed her selection.

047979 11/02/04, 4:49 PM PST Machine problem Deerfield Housing Authority(#15A), Broward County, Florida Upon reviewing his vote, voter noticed wrong candidate choice appeared.

048073 11/02/04, 4:53 PM PST Machine problem Deerfield Beach Housing Authority, Broward County, Florida Voter noticed that the wrong choices appeared as she reviewed her selection.

048091 11/02/04, 4:54 PM PST Machine problem Pembroke Pines, Pembroke Pines,(#25X) Broward County, Florida #1 machine @ Charter School, Pembroke Rd., would not give choices for senators or representatives. Machine simply cut off mid-vote. Machine very slow. Asked for help, poll worker wouldn't let her explain problem; just said, "you're finished, press the red button."[Poll worker malfeasance]

051452 11/03/04, 12:51 PM PST Machine problem Broward County, Florida Chose candidate of choice and machine chose a candidate in another section as well. Was able to fix it, but wanted to let us know.

053430 11/05/04, 11:20 AM PST Machine problem Somerset Condominiums Clubhouse(#15K), 2845 Somerset Dr., Ft. Lauderdale, Brower County, Florida Voter voted for Kerry; when she reviewed the ballot it showed that she voted for Bush. Poll worker said that has been happening to many others.

055010 11/10/04, 9:24 AM PST Other North Broward Regional Library, (#23E) Coral Springs, Broward County, Florida Early voting problem; Ballot problem; Claims he was given wrong ballot missing a state house candidate (in district 96) he hoped to vote for. Claims he spoke to inspector, who told him "if you are voting in the right district, it will not show." However, he accepted ballot review page and pressed "vote" button before further protest.

053724 11/07/04, 9:28 AM PST Machine problem Towngate(#45X,46X,48X), Broward County, Florida Voted for a candidate but other name came up several times. In another instance pressed the Democrat & the Republican came up.

055065 11/10/04, 9:58 AM PST Machine problem 8909 Fire Station,(#13W) Miramar, Broward County, Florida Voter voted- confirmation screen came up with different results than what he had selected. Voter is concerned that the same problem is happening with other voters who don't check the confirmation screen. Second voting machne from the end [P]

055080 11/10/04, 10:11 AM PST Machine problem (#69 R), Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida Voter pressed "Kerry" on machine, but another name was indicated on the summary page. Voter was able to review & change the vote satisfactorily.

055115 11/10/04, 10:37 AM PST Machine problem Dania Lions Club(#2S), Dania, Broward County, Florida Reviewed summary. Pushed red button candidates switched for president.

055396 11/11/04, 6:39 AM PST Machine problem Deerfield Beach Housing Authority(#15A), Deerfield Beach, Broward County, Florida Upon reviewing her ballot before casting her vote, the voter noticed that "Bush/Cheney" appeared even though she had chosen "Kerry/Edwards".

056831 11/13/04, 10:37 AM PST Machine problem 3720 Oakland Pk Blvd, (#11K)Lauderdale Lakes, Broward County, Florida Unknown name came up on review screen, Walter F. Browne - after Kerry selected. Asked for help from election's worker, who suggested he do it over. He retried, got same result, and finalized vote without accurate screen.

055055 11/10/04, 9:49 AM PST Machine problem Daniels, Dania, Broward County, Florida At review screen, selection changed from Kerry to Bush "before my eyes" as voter pushed red button just before. Voter filed complaint with Kerry lawyer in polling place and told poll worker of problem, who said, "nothing could be done."

055103 11/10/04, 10:26 AM PST Machine problem St George Community Center(#32Z), Ft Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida I voted for Kerry and after the screen ask me to write in my vote. I ask a poll worker to assist me. The pollworker ask the repairman and I was allow to vote.[blank shown]

054994 11/10/04, 9:07 AM PST Machine problem (#3M) Roarke Hall, Sunrise, Broward County, Florida Voted for "Castor" on electronic screen, but "Martinez" came up on summary screen. Told poll worker, but is worried that machine is not working.

055066 11/10/04, 9:57 AM PST Machine problem Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida 3 or more women told person they voted "down the street" (precinct #39V) from the post office at 4429 Hollywood Blvd. They voted for Kerry but the name Bush came up on the sceen at the end, when they voted, when vote was processed

055713 11/11/04, 2:29 PM PST Machine problem Miramar Civic Center, (#8W) 6290 SW 38th St, Miramar, Broward County, Florida Voter says touch-screen machine was touched for his choice for presidential candidate, but it registered a vote for the other candidate. Voter called attendant who fixed the problem (?).

060432

12/27/04, 6:26 AM PST

Machine problem

Broward County, Florida

Reported via e-mail. From staff of the emergency hotline for the Kerry Campaign Headquarters in Broward County from late October through the election. Many of the calls to our hotline were from voters who had pressed the "Kerry" button on their electronic voting screen, only to have "Bush" light up as the candidate they had chosen. In some cases, this would happen repeatedly until about the 5th or 6th time the voter pressed "Kerry" and eventually his name would light up. In other cases, the voters pushed "Kerry" but were later asked to confirm their "Bush" vote.

County Official: At least 21 voting machines in Broward County malfunctioned and were replaced Tuesday, and some votes on at least one of them might have been recorded inaccurately, election officials said. An improperly calibrated machine at the polling place at 2501 Coral Springs Dr(#31E). in Coral Springs was used by an undetermined number of voters before it was replaced, said Carl Fowler, pubic information officer for Broward's Emergency Management Agency. If voters on that machine had reviewed their ballots before hitting the red "Vote" button, they could be certain their votes were recorded accurately, Fowler said. However, if they did not review their ballots, it is possible that some votes were recorded inaccurately. If a machine is not properly calibrated, a vote intended to be cast for one candidate can be recorded for a different candidate.

EP Hearing(affidavit), Marshe Ellison, Ft Lauderdale NAACP, We had reports that very many had vote switched from Kerry to Bush.

EP Hearing(affidavit), Hoyt Sexton, NAACP coordinator, S. Florida, We had reports of much fraud in the machines in South Florida.

013648 10/21/04, 1:56 PM PST Machine problem African-American Library, 600th Block of Sistruk Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida Poll worker told voter and friend he had to use paper clips to take electronic machine apart and reset

037681 11/02/04, 10:35 AM PST Machine problem Lloyd Elementary School, (#14D)750 NW 41st ST, Oakland Park, Broward County, Florida Voter had an incomplete ballot - the section for congress, state rep, state senate, and county commissioner, was missing. Asked poll worker for assistance, poll worker was baffled and didn't know what to do. Did not offer to let him use a new machine, or start over. He cast an incomplete vote. He was able to vote for president and US Senate.

046069 11/02/04, 3:42 PM PST Machine problem Lloyd Elementary School, 750 NW 41st St., Oakland Park, Broward County, Florida Voter had an incomplete ballot; poll worker could not confirm or assist (missing Congressinal rep, St. Senator, St. Rep, Cty. Commissioners); furthest machine to left.(#14D)

045533 11/02/04, 3:22 PM PST Machine problem Tamarac, Broward County, Florida Lack of awareness of what to do at the end. People are not aware that they need to hit the vote button at the end. Instructions are not clear.

048091 11/02/04, 4:54 PM PST Machine problem Pembroke Pines, Pembroke Pines, Broward County, Florida #1 machine @ Charter School(#25X), Pembroke Rd., would not give choices for senators or representatives. Machine simply cut off mid-vote. Machine very slow. Asked for help, poll worker wouldn't let her explain problem; just said, "you're finished, press the red button."

055103 11/10/04, 10:26 AM, PST, Machine Problem, St George Community, (#32Z)Ft Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, I voted for Kerry and after the screen ask me to write in my vote. I ask a poll worker to assist me. The pollworker ask the repairman and I was allowed to vote. [blank]

055237 11/10/04, 11:53 AM PST Other polling place problem(Precinct #50Q) - Pembroke Park, Broward County, Florida One of the 6 voting machines: battery went dead at end - could not download data - was carried off with yellow tape around it machine # V5107342 USt - Marla Clare

056227 11/12/04, 2:19 PM PST Machine problem Dillard Elem School, 12th Court, Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida Caller states voters are having trouble with machines, because when you finish voting, you have to push the button saying 'vote', but are not doing so. We know this is happening because next voter does not come up to a clear screen. Voting officials should be reminded to remind voters that they must push the 'vote' button for their vote to tally.

055016 11/10/04, 9:21 AM PST Machine problem 814 Dixie HIghway, (26V) Broward County, Florida The choices for state and county races never came up on the computer screen. Could not vote for Congress, state senate, state rep., county commissioner

057793 11/15/04, 8:21 AM PST Machine problem Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida I've been a pollworker in Broward County, Florida for a number of years and have worked in many elections. As a citizen, and someone with a B.S. in Computer Science, I've been greatly concerned about the accuracy of electronic voting machines. Having worked with computers for decades in my own business, I know how vulnerable they are to both incompetence and tampering. So I always do everything I can to cross check and verify the numbers in my precinct, and the numbers in this election do not add up. 553 people voted on the machines in Precinct #11R, but the machines only registered 536 votes cast. Here are the details: I've worked with the same crew for a couple of elections now and we all care very much about making sure that everyone who is entitled to gets to vote, doing the best job we can to ensure the accuracy of their votes, making sure voters know how to use the machines, doing all the paperwork accurately and thoroughly, etc. Due to our Assistant Clerk taking sick early in the day on November 2, 2004, the Clerk asked me to take over as Assistant Clerk for Precinct 11R, and part of my responsibilities that day were to count and tally all the voting slips in our precinct. I was also directly involved with bringing up the ballots on the machines, preparing provisional ballots and affirmations for voters, logging those voters, contacting the elections office, and other tasks throughout the day. In this election we had 541 voters who signed the precinct registers. Additionally there were 14 people who were not on the registers who filled out pink affirmation forms; for these voters we called the elections office and got an approval code for each one, enabling them to vote on the machines. One person who signed a pink affirmation form voted with a provisional ballot rather than on the machine, which can be verified through the Clerk's Voters Log and also by looking at that voter's provisional ballot. So 13 people who signed affirmations voted on the machines. Each of these voters received a small slip printed on gold paper which was then given to an election worker, who brought up a ballot for them on the machine. Election workers also verified that each of these people had completed their ballot when they left the voting machine. There were also 18 people who voted with provisional ballots, these people did not receive the little gold paper slips and did not vote on the machines, so I am not including them in these tallies. Voters who signed affirmations or voted with provisional ballots were also logged into the Clerk's Voters Log and the numbers can be verified that way as well. We used a separate book of gold slips for the voters who signed affirmations so that can also be used to cross check the number of voters who signed affirmations and voted on the machines. All the various options with affirmations and provisional ballots these days make things a little more complicated and confusing. I tried to reconcile the numbers on election night but I could not, and this disturbed me greatly, but I thought perhaps I was just confused by all the variables because of the affirmations, provisional ballots etc. However, I looked at the numbers again the next morning, and the discrepancy in the numbers in our precinct can be distilled clearly as follows: The total number of voters in Precinct 11R who were approved to vote was: 541 - signed precinct register 13 - signed affirmations for a total of 554 voters. We had 553 gold slips returned, so probably one person left the precinct with their slip without voting, which could have easily happened as our lines both inside and outside were very long, and in the crowd near the front door, where the end of the line was for people who had already signed in and received slips, someone could have left without us knowing it. So these figures are consistent, we had 554 voters who were entitled to vote on the machines and received gold slips, and 553 of them did exactly that, as verified by these two different ways of counting voters, as well as by pollworkers who assisted them, collected slips and verified that each voter had completed their ballot. However, at the end of the night, the machines registered only 536 votes cast. That is a difference of 17 votes. 17 votes out of 553 is over 3% of the vote simply not counted. I have no way of knowing if there were additional problems with the accuracy of the votes cast, but it's clear that, at the very least, over 3% of the votes in Precinct 11R were not counted. All of the numbers detailed here were counted, recounted and verified by several pollworkers, and can easily be verified in several different ways using the paper records from our precinct. I kept the scratch paper where I made these calculations and can make that available if needed. Our original Assistant Clerk logged in the serial numbers of all the books of voting slips at the beginning of the day, and we both marked off each book of slips as it was used. So the number of gold slips used can also be re-verified that way. This log of voters' slips was returned to the Supervisor of Elections with the voters' slips (used and unused), affirmations, provisional ballots, precinct registers, Clerk's Voters Log and all other materials. Therefore please include Broward County, Florida Precinct 11R in your research and Freedom of Information Act requests. Please let me know how I can be of assistance with your work. If you need more information or clarification about my experience in the precinct, or if there is anything I can do here in Broward County, please let me know. It is very clear that the votes in my precinct were not counted accurately in this election, and that is unacceptable. I will also be submitting this information to MoveOn.org, Greg Palast and BlackBoxVoting.com through the forms on their respective websites. If there is anyone else I should send this information to, please let me know. I would greatly appreciate confirmation that you have received this information, as I understand your website and others are being frequently sabotaged by hackers at the moment. Thanks for all you are doing so we can determine the actual results of our election!

053733 11/07/04, 10:18 AM PST Machine problem Broward County, Florida This problem has more to do with the operation of the machine than the machine itself. The cartridge was not taken out of the machine in a timely fashion. It was left in it.

011866 10/19/04, 11:11 AM PST Absentee-ballot related problem; Machine problem; Other polling place problem Coconut Creek , Broward County, Florida Working with a group called verifiedvoting.org She is a poll monitor and is noticing a lot of irregularities. She is driving to different precincts-- wants to report that zero tapes from ivotronics are printed as October 11 2004 -- the precinct is supposed to be dating the tapes October 18. She attended "Logic and accuracy testing" training-- none of the early voting machines were present at the Logic and Accuracy testing. None of the spanish language machines were present at the logic and accuracy testing. Most flagrant problems are at the Coconut Creek precinct at the North regional-BBC (Broward Communiyt College) Library(#38X,47X). She asked a series of questions and they wouldn't answer. She noticed issues re: absentee ballots. At the BCC Library they are accepting absentee ballots and they are putting them in an improper container and are handling the absentee ballots improperly. Today they won't tell her where absentee ballots are being stored, etc. They weren't logging in affirmations of early voters. Before the voting started, they are accepting absentee ballots at the early polling sites in violation of the regulations.

060756 12/31/04, 8:15 AM PST, Early Voting, Machine Problem, Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida, Reported via e-mail to eirhelp: i voted in Lauderdale by the Sea(#30Q,32Q, or 33Q), Florida, (Broward County) and the I-Voting machine would not let me vote for John Kerry. every time i touched the Kerry box, Bush's box would check off. after several failed attempts at trying to vote for kerry, i called over a poll worker and demonstrated what was happening. then a technician was called in and he had to re-calibrate the machine. the technician said this had happened several times already even though voting had only started 90 minutes prior. i told them not to use the machine any longer but they said they had to use it because the voting lines were too long.(LOGIC???) this is a community of elderly and there is no way they would have known for whom they had voted. i contacted democratic poll lawyers but never got anywhere. they gave me numbers to call but the numbers were always busy. i am frustrated and scared.

060876 11/11/05 8:54 AM PST Machine problem; Broward County Florida, Caller working for Moveon Pac . Stated that polling machines in Broward County were defaulting to Bush.

061244 11/14/05 1:15 PM PST Machine Problem, Coral Springs, Broward County, Florida,

Caller learned from her relatives in Coral Springs, FL (Broward) that electronic machines malfunctioned when voter tried to vote for Kerry - machine responds with "Bush". She does not believe the voters reported the problem. She reported it to Kerry campaign. They said they were aware of the problem, and that it had been going on all day.

EP Hearing(affidavit), Ellen Brodsky, Verified Voting, The Broward vote machines were not properly tested.

Dade County

001400

08/31/04, 2:26 PM PST

Machine problem

Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida

in the earlier (March?) primary, voter had serious problems with DREs. Said that the summary page did NOT reflect who she had voted for, and that she couldn't figure out how to change it. Poll worker tried to help her change her vote but could not figure it out. Voter was forced to submit her ballot that reflected choices that she did not want to make. (This took place at Miami Park Elementary (Precinct 241), 2225 NW 103rd St.)

016735 10/28/04, 12:29 PM PST Machine problem Dade County, Florida caller, a volunteer poll watcher, reported that three people complained that their vote for Kerry, had shown as a vote for Bush, after they reviewed their ballots.

029974 11/02/04, 5:54 AM PST Machine problem Miami Park Elementary - , (#241) Miami Dade County, Florida Aduio only provides opportunity to vote for Bush - no other persons offered

035662 11/02/04, 10:14 AM PST Machine problem Dade County, Florida Voter attempting to vote for a single office on touchscreen had other votes filled in when only one vote was selected. Poll tech voided her ballot and brought up new one so voter was able to vote. Poll clerk and tech are monitoring the situation and have not found anyone who had the same problem. Field attorneys have spoken to all involved.

039505 11/02/04, 11:46 AM PST Machine problem Miami-Dade County, Florida machine showed voting for persons voter did not vote for.

041005 11/02/04, 12:42 PM PST machine problem Edison Senior High School(#514), Miami, Dade Four voters attempted to vote for Kerry and Bush came up on review. Attorney who checked this, he confirmed it, and the machine was closed down. Voter feels very strongly about this and is very upset and concerned about previous voters who may not have noticed upon review that a candidate was changed but who trusted and did not review to make sure what they chose was correct.

042378 11/02/04, 1:42 PM PST Machine problem frankie s. rolle center, 3750 dixie highway, (#584) miami-dade County, Florida predominantly african-american precinct; witnessed two different people ask an official poll worker to assist at booth where wrong name popped up, same occurred with poll worker; voting machine technician was told by poll worker of problem, and stated that the machine was not calibrated. other problems- computer crash with problem screens on one bank of machines daisy-chained into one another. technician considered unplugging machines, told not to by supervisor or votes would be lost. technician said that batteries had been compromised. [P]

058213 11/17/04 10:47 AM PST, Machine Problem, Covenant Palms(#249), Miami, Miami Dade County, Florida, When voter pushed button for Kerry, Bush came up on the screen.

058328 11/17/04, 5:18 PM Machine problem 8400 NW 25th Avenue, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida #249 In precinct 249 we are getting reports that voters are pushing Kerry button, but Bush keep's coming up.

058329 11/17/04, 5:22 PM PST Machine problem 1st United Methodist Church of Southern Miami, 6565 Red Road, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida Voter attempted to vote for Kerry and ballot showed vote for Bush instead; she left poll; she tried to clear it and it wouldn't clear; so she cast vote with Bush instead showing.

058078 11/16/04,10:59 AM; Machine problem, ballot related problem, Evelyn La Rock Center, Opa Locka, Miami-Dade County, Florida, #235, When voter voted on the commissioner race machine did not show his vote correctly. He voted for 2 candidates, machine said he voted for more than 2 candidates.

001400 08/31/04, 2:26 PM PST Machine problem Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida Voted on August 25th or 26th during early voting. Used DRE. Poll workers originally had problems getting access cards to work with the machines, but eventually resolved. More seriously, she isn't convinced that her vote was counted. After she pressed the vote button on her machine and left, a poll worker came after her and told her that her vote hadn\'t registered. Then another poll worker said that she thought it had. Voter wasn't sure. (This took place at a public library polling place at 835 NE 132nd Street)

EP Hearing(affidavit), Hoyt Sexton, NAACP coordinator, S. Florida, We had reports of much fraud in the machines in South Florida.

058217 11/17/04, 11:12 AM Machine problem Uleta Community Center, North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida #117 Didn't have school board issue. This is the 2nd person in the last 20 minutes to say the same thing. Please look to look to past claims this morning of missing issues on the ballot.

058248 11/17/04, 12:22 PM Machine problem; Other ballot-related problem #117 Uleta Community Center, North Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida No constitutional amendmentments, school board, legislature, public defender, mayor & supreme Court candidates on the ballot. Voter felt that not all the questions to vote on were on the ballot. Several people mentioned this at the same time.

055833 11/12/04, 5:50 AM PST Absentee-ballot related problem; Voter Intimidation Curtis Parks, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida A woman with the Bush Campaign came to the dining hall of Alapata Orlando Urra Community Center and gave out absentee ballots to a number of older women. The individual who provided the ballot said they would complete the ballot for each woman and then did so. The campaign workers had on Bush Campaign buttons. They were at the cafeteria several times. Some of the older woman wanted to vote for Kerry, but the individual insisted on voting for Bush. Workers also visited an apartment building named Santa Clara on 20th Ave & 12th Street. Many other cafeterias were visited as well. [P]

029275	11/02/04, 4:42 AM PST	Machine problem	North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida	Voted early (1 week ago) but after she hit the "vote" button, the screen went blank. Showed this to an election official, but no explanation was offered.
041954	11/02/04, 1:13 PM PST	Other ballot-related problem	miami dade county County, Florida	all candidates were not listed on presidential ballot
058139	11/16/04, 1:43 PM PST	Machine problem	1200 NE 135th Street, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida	Woman tried to vote four (4) times when she reviewed selections it kept saying she hasn't voted for President
058064	11/16/04, 10:12 AM PST	Machine problem; Other	Evelyn La Rock Center, 101 N. Perviz Rd., Opa Locka, Miami-Dade County, Florida	Voter not assisted. Was not able to vote for choice as the red light came up. Was told to press & that vote was finished.

Hillsboro County(Kerry)

049616 11/02/04, 5:59 PM PSTVoter Intimidation; Provisional ballot problemCuban Civic Center Memorial Highway, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FloridaVoter not yet on rolls. Voted by provisional ballot @ 2 PM. Asked to provide name, address, DOB on outside on envelope with ballot. Envelope also had space for phone number marked optional. Poll worker said he had to enter phone number even though she did not want to. At 5 PM, voter received a phone call at the # written on the envelope asking for her by name (even though it was her mother's phone number). Caller asked voter who she voted for on provisional ballot. The voter and her mother used #69 to get the caller's ID- (813) 854-5955 050221 11/02/04, 6:35 PM PST Other ballot-related problemTampa, Hillsboro County, Florida When caller got to the end of voting electronically to confirm who she voted for, one of the candidates showed in red. She tried to correct it by backing up, it told her that she hasn't voted for anyone in the County. She asked for help and the assistance was bad. She was not able to cast an electronic ballot (the machine spit out her card).

Hillsboro Elections Office complaint forms

Precinct 454, 10:00 am, Oak Grove Church of God, Voted for Dems, Repub comes up, She talked to poll worker; lady with glasses, light hair, She said keep on punching button; machine 2^nd from the wall.

Precinct 301, Had to punch several times before ti accepted my choice.

Precinct 429, 10:05 am, Voted for President,but review showed no vote. Asked for help. Had to go back and vote 3 times before vote showed on screen.

(Castor-U.S. Senate)

033202 11/02/04, 7:46 AM PSTMachine problem Fair Oaks Recreation Center - 5019 North 34th Street , Hillsborough County, FloridaMachine (2nd on right) automatically jumped to Martinez after voter attempted to vote for Castor - machine would not let her change the vote or view her final vote summary.

018900 10/31/04, 2:29 PM PST Machine problem; Other Tampa, Hillsboro County, Florida At one of the precincts on Martin Luther Blvd, College Hill Library, Tampa Fl, before you finished voting electronically, the electronic voting card would pop out, barring you from finishing voting. This is in a predominatly Black area. Polling people told them not to worry about it; said it had been happening all day.

Pinellas County (Kerry)

039531 11/02/04, 11:37 AM PST Machine problem Pinellas County, Florida Voter selected Kerry and the voting machine showed that they had selected Bush - it took her many tried to correct.

Sarasota County

10/22/04, 8:00 AM PST Machine problemSarasota County, Florida[Return call from voicemail.] A friend of the caller was attempting to cast a vote for Betty Castor (democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Florida) when the machine brought up names of only Republican candidates. This happened 3 times.

033406 11/02/04, 7:46 AM PST Machine problem Denis Bible Church, 2395 Shamrock Dr, Denis, Sarasota County, Florida Voted Democractic on electronic machine and it kept coming up Republican

017945 10/30/04, 1:08 PM PST Voter Intimidation Sarasota County, Florida Mentally impaired sudents were taken to the polls by their teachers and influenced to vote for a certain candidate. (Caller did not provide name of the candidate). Name of school is Oakpark School, 7285 Proctor Rd., Sarasota, FL (914) 361-6428.

Pasco County

013889 10/22/04, 8:00 AM PST Machine problem Sarasota County, Florida [Return call from voicemail.] A friend of the caller was attempting to cast a vote for Betty Castor (democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Florida) when the machine brought up names of only Republican candidates. This happened 3 times.

018589 10/31/04, 12:18 PM PST Machine problem Pasco County Court House, Dade City, Pasco County County, Florida The electronic voting machine did not function correctly. The voter placed her vote for president and when she confirmed the vote for president a different name came up (Harris). The poll assistants were able to correct the mistake and the voter was able to vote for the correct candidate. Her final vote was for the correct candidate.

Lee County

001388 08/31/04, 12:55 PM PST Machine problem Lee County, Florida Problem 1, Precinct 71: When voter went to machine to vote, the screen stated Last vote, not counted. Screen was then erased so that voter could vote, but caller was worried that action was not taken concerning uncounted vote. Problem 2, Precinct 150: Registered democratic voter was given Republican ballot by voting machine. Unknown whether problem was fixed or not.

Lake County

051070 11/03/04, 8:54 AM PST Insufficient number of ballots; Provisional ballot problem Lake Tech, Lake County County, Florida Polling place out of provisional ballots. Would not let people vote.

021801 11/01/04, 10:45 AM PST Machine problem orlando, Lake County, Florida (Bay area woman down in Orlando, Florida working for the People of the American Way). Third person report of excessive republican vote count in predominately democratic area with electronic voting machines and no paper trail. Votes for Senator are the one in question. She is requesting a Tech watch person be deployed to Lake County and that poll workers instructed to disconnect their modems. She suspects voter machine tampering.

054924 11/10/04, 8:12 AM PST Machine problem Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida Caller is concerned that voting machines are illegitimately discarding votes for Kerry. Believes electronic voting machines are rigged. Believes some initiatives are displayed along partisan favoritism. Entire development is pro-Kerry, landlords are all Bush supporters

Voters Unite Reports

www.votersunite.org/electionproblems.asp?sort=date&selectstate=FL&selectproblemtype=ALL

Palm Beach County

12/13/2004 Machine malfunction FL Pompano Beach. Vote for Kerry changes to Bush on the touch screen. Video of interview. http://members.cox.net/lenkvideo/vote/

Palm Beach County. Review screen doesn't match selections. Poll worker agrees, after scrolling back through the selections http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1123-33.htm

EP Hearing: Ms. Marcy Randolph( member of the staff at Senator Bill Nelson's Orlando office in charge of election issues) On election day my office fielded several complaint calls from voters in counties with touch screen voting machines that their votes for Kerry were switched to Bush without their approval. When asked to enumerate the calls, Ms. Randolph indicated that the logs showed 15 calls about touch screen anomalies.

Statistical studies documenting many thousands of lost votes or misvotes:

Hout et al, Univ. of California-Berkeley:

http://ucdata.berkeley.edu:7101/new_web/VOTE2004/election04_WP.pdf

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-18-2004/0002464301&EDATE

Detailed analysis of effects of apparent vote machine fraud and voter suppression in minority precincts in Palm Beach County: Based on voter reported irregularities to the EIRS election hotline(www.voteprotect.org)

Since only a relatively small portion of voters had the knowledge and motivation to report irregularities, only a small portion of total irregularities were reported, but Florida had the largest number of reported irregularities of any state and the thousands of reported irregularities serve as a good paper trail of election fraud and irregularities in the 2004 election.

http://www.flcv.com/fraudpat.html

The analysis found that precincts with reported machines that were switching votes from Kerry to Bush had a significantly larger swing of the Dem vote percentage between 2000 and 2004 than the average for precincts without reported vote switching, with a swing of 6.8% on average.

The analysis found that precincts with reported long lines or machine problems had a significant reduction in official vote turnout from the

2000 to the 2004 elections, with a swing of 7.8% on average for such precincts. It seems ironic that precincts with extremely long lines correlated with extremely low official turnout compared to other precincts. This would seem to imply that the low official turnout was due to the electoral system rather than voter apathy. This consistently was found to be in minority precincts.

Summary of precinct data and statistics for affected areas:

http://www.flcv.com/pbvsum.html

Summary of all precinct data and statistics for Palm Beach county precincts:

http://www.flcv.com/pbvdata.html

The official vote results were found to be extremely questionable statistically based on the voter registration data and exit poll data by university researchers such as Hout, Freeman, etc. http://www.flvc.com/flavi04.html

And the authors own similar study http://www.flcv.com/fla04EAS.html

Exit poll data showed that a higher percentage of Democratic voters voted for Kerry in 2004 than for Gore in 2000, over 90%, and that Independent voters preferred Kerry by a significant margin.

But while the Democrats had an 8 to 1 advantage in new registrations in Palm Beach County between 2000 and 2004 and had a major get out the vote campaign, the Republican vote total increased more than the Democratic vote total. Similar occurred in neighboring Broward and Dade counties and in other touchscreen counties.

http://www.flcv.com/fla04EAS.html

http://www.flcv.com/browardo.html

http://www.flcv.com/dadeo.html

http://www.flcv.com/kerrywon.html