Mecklenburg County(possible vote fraud, straight party vote loses presidential vote if not separately voted, many unaware and lost vote; long lines, polling place problems, intimidation of minority voters, voter suppression, registration, provisional, and absentee problems, malfeasance by poll workers)
Possible vote fraud
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048273 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem; Other |
Precinct #46, |
someone voted an absentee ballot in his name,
he was allowed to vote an absentee but he detached something he wasn't
supposed to, and the poll workers told him they weren't sure if they would be
able to count the ballot. He was most concerned about the fact that someone
voted an absentee ballot in his name. |
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052730 |
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Identification-related problem |
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Caller went into his correct polling place and was told that he
could not vote because someone else voted in his place. Apparenty
the poll workers pulled the wrong sticker, and gave his name sticker to
someone else with a similar name. |
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052855 |
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Other |
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Caller went to vote and noticed about 8 women getting out of
cars with newly registered |
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057781 |
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Other |
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Reported to eirhelp via e-mail. The
following article in the Charlotte News-Observer:
http://www.philly.com/mld/charlotte/news/
special_packages/election2004/10094165.htm (registration required; Google
cache available at
http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:t98GeRfLENgJ:www.philly.com/mld/charlotte/news/special_packages/election2004/10094165.htm+charlotte+observer+retallies&hl=en&start=1&client=firefox-a)
states that initial totals for Charlotte races showed 106,064 votes for presdent but only 102,109 people voted in the election.
The error was caught during post-election auditing and officials were
reported to be doing a recount |
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051631 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Filed registration at fair by Employment Office a month ago. No
record of registration for any of the people who registered through the fair. |
Straight Party Vote loses presidential vote
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035478 |
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Other polling place problem |
Marjorie - Prof Center, |
Voters not being informed of separate voting requirement for
President and party. |
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043160 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
Steele Creek Library, |
Used touch screen voting during early voting. Poll worker shower
her how to vote straight party, but didn't tell her that it doesn't register
a vote for president; is very upset and wants to sue. |
Dirty Tricks
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037254 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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Someone called her and told her to go to Charlotte Prep across
town to vote. |
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046328 |
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Other polling place problem |
at a public school, |
police case school enforcement parking, arrest
if behind in taxes, not paying parking. |
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028611 |
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Other polling place problem |
Memorial United |
Voter received (via mail) instructions to go to incorrect polling
place. |
Polling Place Problems/Intimidation of minority voters/long lines/malfeasance
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013426 |
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Other |
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Bd of Supervisors of County voted not to accept
$55,000 grant from State Board of Elections to fund Sunday voting, which was
expected to attract a large number of african american voters. |
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016818 |
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Identification-related problem Long lines |
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I voted today and they asked for drivers
license -- then they held the license and ask you to verify address and date
of birth. That is probably why it took so long. The lines are out the door. I
have voted in |
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017833 |
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Identification-related problem; Other polling place problem;
Other |
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Voter was trying to vote early at different polling place than
her own (allowed under N.C. law) and she was turned away |
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017880 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
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Poll worker would not allowed disabled voter (impaired vision)
to allow an assistant to enter the booth. The poll worker's name is Rea Lear.
In addition, the poll workers are intimidating elderly voters at this
location. |
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030840 |
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Registration-related problem; Other polling place problem |
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Change of location without notice -- 5 miles from old poll --
spoke to person handing out ballots who didn't want to hear about it. Found
out about new location from brother |
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030968 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Main precinct on w side of charlotte, mainly black population,
hundreds in line waiting, precinct is not open. |
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034187 |
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Other polling place problem Long lines |
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The poll workers called voters to vote by the voter registration
number rather than letting them vote by where they stood in line. People in
the back of the line bypassed those in the front of the line who had been
waiting for a long time. Several voters left angry without voting |
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039032 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Caller reported that a poll worker physically pushed an
African-American voter out of a polling place b/c she was in the wrong
precinct. Caller was a witness. [P] |
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043194 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
Old |
The caller is in the process of moving to TN; asked for an
absentee ballot that arrived yesterday. So he flew to |
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043649 |
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Other |
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Cameraman taking pictures of voters in line. When he was asked
why he claimed to be from Channel 9 News and ran out the door. |
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044613 |
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Polling place inquiry; Long lines |
237 Univ. Meadows Elem. , |
Poll monitors are handing out numbers-- not going in order.
Woman was able to vote but was told she needed to quiet down. Call made by
local radio station that had been receiving complaints. |
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046243 |
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Machine problem |
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Machine (3rd machine) would not let her go back. Did not get to
vote. |
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048209 |
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Disability access problem Long line |
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No compassion for elderly and disabled; standing in lines; the
caller is 73 and just had back surgery; in line for 2.5 hours; no chairs were
available |
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053613 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
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Caller and 2 of her friends noticed that 3 candidates for
superior court judge were not on the ballot. Judges not listed: Linwood O'Faust, Evan Mimms Evans, Carl Adams. |
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037622 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Voter got in line at |
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043422 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Voter was told that he must declare whether he was a Republican
or a Democrat before he would be allowed to vote. This person was an
unaffiliated voter. [P] |
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043946 |
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Disability access problem |
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Caller was a NAACP volunteer on behalf of a vision-impaired
voter. Vision-imparied voter denied right to
assistance of NAACP volunteer in voting booth. The NAACP volunteer reported
that poll worker told her that she had spoken to officlal
at Mecklenberg County BOE and that he had said that
you can't assist. I called volunteer attorney to report the problem |
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039178 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Sign posted at polling place stating voters have only 5 minutes
to vote. She was voting and the poll
worker told her to hurry up. |
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049925 |
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Voter Intimidation; Other |
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Poll worker stood near the voter and her children urging her to
finish three minutes after beginning to vote. Unable to vote for all
candidates b/c of intimidation. |
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053774 |
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Registration-related problem |
Sharon Elem. 4330 Foxcroft, Charlotte,
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
Husband called to say that wife was pulled out of line at
polling site in order to fill out a long form to confirm citizenship status.
She was allowed to vote. Nothing on complaint form indicates why wife was
asked to fill out form. |
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054623 |
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Machine problem; Other ballot-related problem |
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Electronic machine did not have three local candidates on the
ballot. Election volunteer verified this. Voter backed up on machine to double-check
but the candidates are not listed. Another volunteer (male) said it was a
district problem. He would not let her start another try. Would not print
either. |
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Registration/Provisional Ballot Problems/Voter Suppression/Malfeasance
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033800 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Told by Letter not registered b/c citizenship, but not checked.
(That's what the form said.) |
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010222 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered through Tom Joyner registration drive. Never received
anything from voter registrar. |
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011106 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registration form rejected because of unchecked box; no
confirmation of cured registration although cure sent in 3 weeks ago |
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042754 |
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Provisional ballot problem; Other polling place problem |
#6 Amity Presbyterian Church, |
The precinct isnt giving provisionals; board of elections told him to go to wrong
precinct |
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043013 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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Moved in August; went to old polling place, where registered;
voted provisionally-- |
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044767 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
39, |
Precinct refused to administer provisional ballot after the
voter asked specifically for a provisional ballot. Poll monitor with EP
called to report this; she talked directly to poll worker who gave ballot to
voter. |
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045622 |
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Registration-related problem |
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had moved 2 months ago and sent her change of
address form to her old location, assumed that they would correct the
registration, and now is not registered anywhere. |
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046487 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Poll worker physically pushed her out of door, stating that she
was in wrong precinct. Voter asked for provisional ballot and worker wouldn't
give it to her. Yelled at her and pushed her while she was on cell phone with
Election Protection hotline. |
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046493 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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The caller recently moved, more than 30 days ago; she went to
old precinct and told to go to the new precinct or a central location. The
caller doesn't know where the new precinct is. |
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048708 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Not listed on anything as registered voter, no way to verify
registration, even though has not moved, and still in same county |
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037653 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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Provisional ballots not being handed out |
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032865 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Voter tried to vote but was told he was at the wrong place. Not
allowed to vote. |
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035688 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
, Pineville, |
Listed as deceased on precinct list, voted provisional...worried
if it counts |
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046338 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter has a voter registration card for the correct county but
was not on the rolls; voted a provisional ballot |
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053926 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller was voting for the first time in |
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054018 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller asked to be registered at the DMV on |
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054048 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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Precinct 24 in |
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053778 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Never received voter registration card |
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053757 |
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Registration-related problem |
GB Gun (?), |
Caller registered to vote in late September through the mail.
But when his wife checked, his name did not appear on the voter registration
list. |
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053745 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller registered in January 2004 but her name is not on the
rolls at her local voting precincts |
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029709 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registrated to vote prior to deadline.
Didn't receive confirmation. Instructed her to go to polls with ID and vote
provisional ballot |
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025230 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller tried to register in NC (new resident). Form said he
could fax in -- he did. Then got a letter saying he wasn't registered because
they needed original signature, and it was past the deadline. |
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023143 |
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Registration-related problem |
Carlotte, |
Hasn't received voter reg. card. |
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015200 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered to vote in person on or about Oct 4, received letter
dated Oc 12 from board of elections stating that
her faxed registration cannot be processed until they receive a signed form
delivered to County Board 20 days before election. She called the office many
times to have them clarify and fix this because she did not fax her
registration. |
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Absentee ballot problems
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017487 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Absentee ballot never received; had to pay for to get ballot overnighted to her, and pay again to overnight it back. |
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018482 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Daughter at |
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019429 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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She and her husband never received their absentee ballot, they
are leaving for a trip today and early voting is not available today so they
will not be able to vote |
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029971 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem; Other |
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035218 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Voter sent in absentee ballot & it was returned to him
without any indication of why it was returned. His party affiliation
(Democrat) was listed on outisde of ballot. |
Phantom votes/machine malfunction