Brevard County (Systematic dirty tricks affecting mostly minority precincts, polling place problems, suppression)

Dirty Tricks

017939	10/30/04, 10:32 AM PST	Other	Brevard County, Florida	non-profit organization America Coming Together distributing flyers in area with wrong precinct info
018670	10/31/04, 12:51 PM PST	Other polling place problem	Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida	Caller's spouse discovered a flyer hanging on her door which told people that the polling place is Precinct 47 when the actual polling place is Precinct 49.1. People hanging flyers were family in white van with stack of door hangers from ACT who told caller's spouse that they didn't care that they were distributing the wrong information they were just going to hand them out to everyone. Caller is an election volunteer
042839	11/02/04, 1:57 PM PST	Other polling place problem	S. Brevard, Brevard County, Florida	Issue: Voter misinformation: A hanging-door-knob-tag was left on the voter's door and several other neighboring doors, incorrectly stating that the polling place had changed. The tag stated: "This Tuesday, November 2, is the day we change America. You vote here: Precinct 152, Brevard, First Baptist Church, S. Brevard, 4300 N. Wicham Road. For a ride to the polls or information call" [then 6 different Florida telephone numbers were listed, beginning with Jacksonville: 904 598-1401. Orlando, Jacksonville, etc., but none were in Brevard.] The tag said to call 1-866 866-8683. Said to please bring picture ID with you to the polls." It was sponsored by Act America Coming Together Florida." Their only complaint is that the precinct listed was wrong. [P]
053152	11/05/04, 7:51 AM PST	Other	Brevard County, Florida	Fliers with wrong information about precincts from America Coming Together (www.ActforVictory.org). Complaint saying our hotline is treason.
053244	11/05/04, 8:35 AM PST	Other polling place problem	Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida	Caller states she received a mailing from "ACT" (America Coming Together?") which sent her to the wrong polling place.
060850	01/11/05, 7:29 AM PST	Other polling place problem	correct polling place; 7th Day Adventist Church, S. Brevard, Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida	Someone had gone to her neighborhood and left hang tags on all the doors incorrectly stating that the polling place had changed. The tags read: "This Tuesday, Novemeber 2nd, is the day we change America. You vote here: Precinct 152, 1st baptist Church of S. Brevard, 4300 N. Wicham Rd."

Polling problems and suppression

018371	10/31/04, 8:56 AM PST	Registration-related problem	Brevard County, Florida County, Florida	Hasn't received registration card. Explained do't need, as precaution take ID with you
027555	11/01/04, 6:52 PM PST	Absentee-ballot related problem	W. Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida	didn't receive her a. ballot, although husband and her requests here submitted together, wants to vote in person but physically disabled and can't wait in line, curbside available in Florida.
031869	11/02/04, 6:49 AM PST	Machine problem	Cox Road in Cocoa, FL, Brevard County, Florida	Computer scanner at polling location failed. Voters tried to wait for machines to come back up but were treated rudely by poll workers. Ballots were placed in a box and voter was not able to determine/confirm that ballots were/would be scanned.
046087	11/02/04, 3:50 PM PST	Provisional ballot problem	Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida	Voter reports that running low on provisional ballots; selectively handing out to voters.
051698	11/03/04, 1:12 PM PST	Voter Intimidation	Commissioner Melabard Road, Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida	Made to sign affadavit, even though he had voter registration card and driver's license.
052578	11/04/04, 12:17 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Church on Cox Road, Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida	Voter was told she was "de-registered" because she has not voted since 1992. Several voters sent away for the same reason. She never received a notice from the state to re-register. Voter has not moved from her current lcoation since she moved there in 1988. She registered there in 1988 & voted in 1992.
053151	11/05/04, 7:30 AM PST	Long lines	Discovery Elementary School, Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida	Left work 1 hour early and line was 1 mile long and 3 people wode -- 3-4 hour waits. At 1/2 mile away, there were no people waiting and wouldn't accomodate
053358	11/05/04, 10:18 AM PST	Registration-related problem; Criminal status-related problem	Church off of Dairy Rd in Palm Bay, Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida	Filled out three applications to register to vote. Met with staff at state attorney's office and sheriff's, told she was now registered, but denied today. Going back to file/ask for a provisional ballot.
053391	11/05/04, 10:55 AM PST	Long lines	Discovery Elementary School, 1275 Glenday Ave NW, Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida	1 mile long wait at polling place. Tried to vote by provisional ballot but was refused. Community Bible Church
053428	11/05/04, 11:18 AM PST	Registration-related problem; Other ballot-related problem	Brevard County, Florida	Jann 2004 - supposedly taken out of DMV database. Lived in FL since 1998 and has never moved.
053575	11/05/04, 1:10 PM PST	Other	Rochledge, Brezard County, Florida	Not able to vote disabled had to stand in line, once at the front turned away though voted their before, not given a provisional ballot.
054916	11/10/04, 8:07 AM PST	Absentee-ballot related problem	Brevard County, Florida	Caller's husband is in Germany, requested a/b back in Sept; never received. The Supervisor of Elections has been very unresponsive, claiming not their fault.
055534	11/11/04, 10:07 AM PST	Early closing	Vier, Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida	Caller states her daugher was in line at 6:30 and was turned away. She is on public assistance and was required to register.
060805	01/07/05, 1:12 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Brevard County, Florida	Mr. Jacques and Ms Bonoparte complained that Reginald had registered as a Democrat to vote six months ago. He received his voter card as registered Democrat. Six months later he received another card identifying him as a Republican. Jacques and Bonoparte were concerned that Reginald could not vote for a Democrat in the general election if he was registered as a Republican and that the second card was part of an election fraud.