(TS switching, machine problems, suppression of minority voters, absentee problems)
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060384 |
11/02/04, |
Machine problem |
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Caller called to report a machine problem her sister encountered
in Henry County, KY. Sister was about to submit her vote electronically when
she read the summary of candidates she had chosen. Sister noticed that her
vote had been switched from Democrat to Republican. She was able to vote
Democrat as she wished, but only because she noticed the error in time. |
Machine Problems
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031593 |
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Machine problem |
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Machine jams every five or six minutes; wants to make sure votes
are being counted (they are paper ballots that are scanned) when removed from
jam. Not causing significant delays in voting at the times noted. |
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034614 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
Fire station at 34th & |
Officials say ballot box is broken & are laying some ballots
off to the side rather than putting in ballot box |
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050112 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
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Relative told voter that ballot would be invalidated because
ovals filled in on a straight party line, and also filled out individual
candidate ovals |
Absentee Problems
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014840 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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She is at school in MA, but is registered in |
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015060 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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caller had not received her absentee ballot |
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032000 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Only got absentee ballot yesterday (Nov.1), despite meeting
absentee ballot application deadlines |
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015747 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered at her high school last January, but had not gotten a
confirmation from election board |
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038087 |
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Long lines; Other polling place problem |
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A number of black voters have been waiting for an extended
period of time, with no person checking their voter eligibility |
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039994 |
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Identification-related problem |
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Turned away twice for improper ID; not allowed to vote
provisionally either; has daughter's birth certificate and knows her driver's
license #; she left pocketbook in relative's car who has left town &
first time voter. |
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043764 |
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Voter Intimidation; Criminal status-related problem |
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Name was not in book at polling place; pollers
called the board of elections; this man had a felony but has finished probation.
He asked to vote provisionally and they told him if he did he'd be locked up. |
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046307 |
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Criminal status-related problem |
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Voter witnessed 2 men in front of him in line at polling place
who were ex-fellons; both were turned away; voter
heard one of them say that had served all his time and had his rights
restored and had registered; asked for provisional ballot and told that could
not get one. |
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049975 |
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Voter Intimidation |
Police Station, |
She was registered to vote in March 2003. Tried to vote and told
that in Sept. 2003 when getting drivers license and "declined" registration
to vote. She has never tried to get a driver's license. Issue of identity
theft? Didn't receive anything in the mail confirming registration. |
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051495 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller filled out card to register in voter registration drive
two months ago. Attempted to vote today, told he was not in system/not
registered. Polling place at |
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028553 |
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Voter Intimidation; Other polling place problem |
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Insufficient marking for polling place. 1) Voter stated that
poll workers were rushing voters by telling them that they only had 2 minutes
in the booth; 2) Voter stated that polling place was poorly identified; 3)
Voter stated that paper slips given by voter after voting were not carefully
maintained |
