Analysis of over 1000
EIRS election hotline irregularity reports and other documentation, testimony,
and media reports.
(See reported EIRS
election hotline cases below from https://voteprotect.org database)
Voter Suppression and Irregularities (Touchscreen
switching votes, touchscreen defaults, glitches and freezeups;
broken machines, too few
machines in minority precincts, long lines, widespread polling place changes in
minority precincts
with inadequate notice and
education, improper voter roll purges and identification problems, widespread systematic dirty tricks
in minority precincts to
cause minorities to vote in wrong precinct and lose their vote, student voting
problems, malfeasance and/or
misfeasance by officials or poll
workers regarding correct polling places and election rights, malfeasance
and/or misfeasance
regarding registrations,
absentee ballots, and provisional ballots.
Resulting in as much as 45,000
lost votes or misvotes.
(Broward and Dade counties had the most
reported irregularities in
Widespread Touch Screen
Machine Switching from Kerry to Bush and other machine ballot problems and
glitches
:
http://www.flcv.com/EIRSFla.html
Registration
problems and Provisional voting problems
http://www.flcv.com/daderpp.html
Apparently,
thousands filled out registration forms that were
not turned in by county agencies such as DMV or other volunteer
organizations or were not processed by the
Supervisor of Elections Office;
there was widespread late polling place
changes, lack of adequate notification and help by officials and poll workers
in advising
voters of the proper polling place, large scale
apparently improper voter roll purges, systematic dirty tricks by party
activists, lack of
uniformity and apparent bias in application of
identification requirements and rulings, too few machines, machine problems,
and
polling place problems, etc. that appear to
have prevented thousands of mostly minority voters from voting or having their
vote counted.
(2/3
of provisional votes were rejected; apparently in large part due to official or
poll worker malfeasance or misfeasance related to registration
problems or polling
place identification problems- which should not be a problem given current
computer technology)
dealing with thousands of absentee ballots; plus other
documentation and Hearing testimony)
http://www.flcv.com/dadeab.html
Apparent Bias, Misfeasance,
or Malfeasance re: absentees;
thousands who
requested absentee ballots failed to
receive them in time to vote and irregularities
in distribution, instructions, election day voting for those who did
not receive their absentee ballot and tried to
vote.
EP Hearing (affidavit) , Jeane-Andre
Janveir, There were not enough
machines in the 10 to 15 precincts of Little Hatii to allow all voters to be
able to vote.
EP Hearing (affidavit), Marie Cadet, Some poll workers intimidate Creole
voters and didn’t
allow some to vote.
EP Hearing (affidavit), Hannibal Rosa, Many were asked for
ID even though they had their voter card.
There was lack of facilities for disabled voters.
EP Hearing (affidavit), Hoyt Sexton, NAACP, Thousands of voters signed
registration cards but were not on the roles, especially in minority precincts
and Little
Pinecrest and
EP Hearing (affidavit), Rose Assinte, Many creole
voters were not allowed to vote. Some
didn’t
know how to use the machines and didn’t get help.
Many could not read the ballots they were
provided.
EP Hearing (affidavit), Jeffrey Fleisher, People need to know where to go to
vote. This was a big problem. There were no facilities for handicapped
voting in some areas. The line was a mile long at West Kendall
Library on 10/31 and took 4 hours.
EP Hearing (affidavit), Muslima Lewis,
early voting
lines were so long I was turned away.
Need to fix the provisional vote problem. Votes should be
counted if the voter is an eligible voter.
EP Hearing (affidavit), Branford Broon,
NAACP, Dade had many problems with minorities being able to register
and get voter card. Voting was a very
difficult process for those who did not get
their card. Many did not get requested absentee ballots. Lines were longer in minority areas including
early voting.
Non-partisan helpers should be allowed in
polls to give assistance to voters since poll workers don’t provide enough help. An audit trail is needed.
EP Hearing (affidavit), Mary Peeler, NAACP, The NAACP received many complaints of many people in Florida not allowed to vote- many unable to get absentee ballots,
people refused provisional ballots incorrectly, because of long lines in early voting due to not enough sites and not enough
workers, by improper exclusion
of those without IDs at poll, and by non-uniform policy regarding provisional
ballots.
EP Hearing (affidavit),
Randall Marshall, ACLU,
Thousands of voters were affected by problems getting absentee
ballots in
Also large numbers
were denied their right to vote by poll workers improperly not letting those
who had requested absentee ballots but never
got them or didn’t choose to use them from
voting using a provisional ballot.
Beverlye Neal, State NAACP, many thousands had been purged from the voter roles improperly and have not had their registrations restored. There were
long
lines in early voting and long lines in minority precincts. Not enough working
machines or workers.
EP Hearing (affidavit), Steve Showen, Since
Florida has eliminated runoff elections, we need Instant Runoff Voting(IRV) to
improve the situation.
It provides many advantages to the public and more
democratically determined results and has been used in many cities
successfully, such as in
EP
Hearing: Ms. Marcy Randolph( member of the staff at
Senator Bill Nelson's
which ultimately were logged in excess of 180, from voters experiencing difficulties in obtaining their absentee ballots, especially voters from Broward, Dade and
office was unable to reach election staff by email or
telephone
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 FLCV analysis: http://www.flcv.com/fla04EAS.html
In
Miami-Dade. Only half the
thousands of absentee ballots have been returned. Some voters have complained
they have not received their ballots in the mail -- A printing delay initially
slowed down the mailing of the ballots http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3519
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/special_packages/election2004/10019762.htm
Student Voter Suppression: http://www.flcv.com/studentv.html
EIRS Election hotline cases: voteprotect.org
Long lines/too few machines & poll workers in early voting
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017415 |
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Long lines |
Miami-Dade, |
Complaining of long lines - more than 3 hours - at their polling
place which have prevented them from voting. |
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017919 |
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Early closing |
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Caller said people were being told that the polling place closed
at |
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018914 |
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Voter Intimidation; Machine problem; Early closing; Long lines |
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1. |
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053947 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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Confusing information related to early voting location sites and
hours. From 255 - 260 voters showed up to a closed early voting site. |
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054061 |
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Polling place inquiry |
Early Voting Sites #1, 2, and 3, |
Each of these locations had 100s of people coming through
expecting to vote on Monday, |
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055828 |
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Long lines; Other polling place problem |
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Not enough people registering voters |
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060778 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem; Long lines |
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Voter tried to vote early, but gave up because of long lines.
Currently out of state |
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060854 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Went to vote at early voting place ( |
Long lines/too few machines
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029374 |
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Long lines |
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Volunteer has noted long lines. Polling place as precincts 409,
410, 417, 418, 420. Long lines at 410. Looks like 3 NY city blocks long. one person arrived before |
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029606 |
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Long lines |
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6 machines, 2 broken, 1000 people in lines |
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029805 |
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Late opening |
2501 W 74th st., |
just opened polls at |
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029841 |
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Long lines |
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LONG LINES AT 575. only 12-13 machines.
30 people in line. 1-1.5 hours. |
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030152 |
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Other polling place problem; Other |
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No one being allowed to vote. Long
lines. Caller cannot get through to FL hotline. |
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030199 |
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Long lines |
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2 hour wait at 230. precinct 283 has
been added. (Mobile Field atty called) |
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030554 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Only 6 of 8 machines working, line exceeds 20 mins. |
|
030819 |
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Machine problem |
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only six machines for 2 precincts |
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031020 |
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Long lines |
wesley matthew
school, |
have waited 1 1/2 hours cant continue to wait in line |
|
031502 |
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Long lines |
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long lines at precinct 260 |
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031682 |
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Machine problem |
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only nine machines are working so lines are very long |
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032002 |
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Long lines |
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more than a two hour wait and people are leaving |
|
032038 |
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Machine problem |
Allen Paul Cmty Ctr,
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Not enough voting machines; one machine is not working & one
is used for demonstration. Staffer at dept't of
elections office says she's requesting more machines, but not sure if she can
get any. Policy is that only go to paper ballots if |
|
032122 |
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Machine problem; Long lines |
1550 NW 37 Ave ( |
Voter has been in line for over 3 hrs. 5 machines (normally are
16-18 machines). Pulled 3 machines - not working - originally 8 machines. |
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032294 |
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Long lines |
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LONG LINES |
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032827 |
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Long lines; Polling place inquiry |
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Lines long, slow, line at least 50 people, now 2 lines, doing it
alphabetically (that's what they're doing for voters, polling locater is
bouncing out # is automated system, getting bounced out, alt. #s not
answered. Leaves to reg, then
gets bounced out. |
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033904 |
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Machine problem Long lines |
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There are not enough machines. They were promised 16, they have 8, only 6 of which are working. An Atty. was
assigned to the station. Poll worker said voters were leaving. |
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034002 |
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Machine problem |
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Only 4 machines and 1 broken. Lines since |
|
035264 |
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Machine problem |
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At polls, they only have 10 machines. Caller remembers that
there used to be at least 14 machines at this station the last time she
voted. |
|
035391 |
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Disability access problem; Long lines |
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Field Attorney informed me that the precinct only has 5 machines
and the wait in line is over 3 hours. Also, there are 12 cars with
handicapped people waiting for over 2 hours and only 2 pollworkers
are taking in the handicapped people, which delays
the voting line even more. |
|
036898 |
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Long lines |
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voters at the polling place are waiting an
inordinately long time for curbside voting. |
|
037502 |
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Machine problem |
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Long lines with only 5 machines with one of those machines used
for curbside voting used for the disabled. There should be more than 5
machines at this precinct |
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039655 |
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Long lines |
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Only 6 machines, took 4 hours to vote. People are leaving |
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041748 |
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Late opening |
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Polls opened at |
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044618 |
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Long lines |
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Father (who lives in LA) called after getting a call from his
daughter at the |
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051676 |
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Machine problem |
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There are only 5 machines. the wait in
line is 4-6 hours about 400 people waiting. May have given out tickets when
polls closed to determine who could vote |
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051685 |
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Long lines |
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052723 |
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Long lines |
Fire Station #1 - 1051 |
Referral from SF Election Protection Hotline. Caller called on
behalf of daughter who was standing in a long voting line. Waiting for 3
hours, wanted someon to check to see what was the
problem. |
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053270 |
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Long lines |
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University of Miami polling place only five touchscreens
there, resulting in a large line - many students watiting
in line for 3 or 4 hours - still long lines of students |
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053444 |
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Disability access problem |
Kendale Lakes Elem. 8000 SW 142 |
Disable senior citizen voter was waiting for 2 hours and a half,while she was in the line no seat was given to her. |
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053469 |
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Long lines |
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Voter took 2 hours 15 minutes to vote only eight voting machines
used. lots of local people standing in line. |
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053482 |
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Machine problem |
Kendale |
Not enough voter machine |
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053697 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Voter registration check is split into lines by alphabet. Some
lines move faster than others . Her line is so long
she had to wait 30-50 minutes There were 2 pricincts
in 1 polling place. While the neighbor took only 5 minutes. |
|
053698 |
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Machine problem; Long lines |
James Bright Elem, |
Not enough machines, long lines only letting two voters in the
same time, need to fix this problem for the next election. Waited for one
hour and half and them left. |
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053702 |
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Long lines |
James Bright Elementary , |
More machines will alloves faster and
quicker line. Voter did not vote |
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053820 |
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Insufficient number of ballots; Long lines |
Heartland Rehab. Center, |
Not enough room, equipment or persons |
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053849 |
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Long lines |
Curry Middle Sc hool, |
I arrived at the precinct at |
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054185 |
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Other LONG LINES |
COUNTRY CLUB OF |
The voters were in line with their child after a while the child
became ill and the father took him home. Upon his return it was past |
|
054314 |
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Long lines |
NARANJA RECREATION |
People were waiting for two hours at this precinct because there
were only seven voting machines available. |
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055830 |
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Long lines |
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Many people (working folk) complained of long wait (1.5 hour
max), also cramped space & not enough machines. Comment made that
wouldn't have such a situation in a better off neighborhood. |
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055835 |
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Polling place inquiry |
1695 Opa Locka
Blvd, Greater Miami Church of God, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida |
Several people showed up to their old voting place ( |
|
057994 |
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Disability access problem; Long lines |
720 18th Terrace, |
Head of precinct Lambert Newman is making it difficult for
elderly to vote. He is not allowing them to sit several are leaving. |
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058243 |
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Provisional ballot problem; Other ballot-related problem; Long
lines; Other polling place problem |
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No roll books. Long line. Trying to get everyone to use
provisional ballots, making them sign affidavits.
Ran out of affirmations in English; giving them in Spanish and trying to make
everyone use them in Spanish. |
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058251 |
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Other ballot-related problem; Long lines; Other polling place
problem |
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Confusion with procedure. Felt like she hadn't been sufficiently
helped as a resul got very frustrated at waiting in
lines. |
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058316 |
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Registration-related problem; Long lines |
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Registration book was unavailable causing chaos. Lines were
extremely long which made matters worse. People were threatening to leave
because of confusion and long lines. |
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038224 |
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Registration-related problem; Machine problem; Long lines |
S Golden rod road - FO eagles, |
system for confirming registration is down
doing ID manually people not on list of registered voters. ! hour wait. 45 min more inside - many are leaving. |
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055825 |
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Long lines |
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2-3 hour wait due to only six (6) operating machines |
|
059081 |
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Other |
#511 |
only 7 voting booths. normally
there are 10-12. |
|
058111 |
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Long lines |
University of |
For 1700 registered voters, they have 5 machines. Called Bd. of
Elections and head clerk Sigrid D'Justina said
there was nothing they coould do. Currently 300
people in line. |
Polling place changes without
adequate notification
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001366 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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I went to my voting place on |
|
001364 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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Voter could not find the location. It was no sign at the school.
He drove around but was not able to find it. |
|
001422 |
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Disability access problem |
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Changed location (Parkview Elementary) of poll from front of
school to P.E. field (no parking lot). Very inconvenient. People left because
of the parking problem. School administration very uncooperative as well. |
|
022738 |
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Polling place problem |
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Voter knows name and address of polling place, but physically
could not find address. Believes it may be a gated community |
|
029684 |
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Polling place change |
James Bright Elementary 2530 W 10 Avenue, |
At precinct where card tells voter to vote; polling volunteer
said the precinct is coming up on the computer at a different location and
provided voter with correct precinct info. |
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029876 |
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Polling place inquiry; Other polling place problem |
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went to previous address' precinct, which had
moved. Nervous because voter does not have voter reg
card. |
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029878 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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polling place 705. voters
want to know where to vote. |
|
030230 |
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Other polling place problem |
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People who were originally located to vote at |
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030593 |
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Registration-related problem |
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wrong precinct |
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031104 |
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Registration-related problem; Identification-related problem |
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frequent voter turned with ID card away for not
having voter reg card. Also EP volunteer advises of
several people being sent to another location (their polling place was
evidently changed without notice.) |
|
031337 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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wrong poll place |
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032704 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Caller indicated that voters was not
notified that their polling place was moved to a new site prior today. The
voters would wait in line and then be told after waiting that they would need
to go to the new site. |
|
033006 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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wrong precinct place |
|
036874 |
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Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry |
Hialeah Gardens Community Hall, |
Caller reported that he was turned away at the polling site
although he has voted there many times in the past. The caller believes the
reason why because he was wearing a John Kerry's t-shirt. |
|
038972 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Caller is a volunteer with Move on |
|
039367 |
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Other polling place problem |
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The caller's voter registration card says he votes in precinct
825 (and he had previously voted there). When he went to the polling site
today they told him his polling location has changed to precinct 826. He
received no notification of this change. [P] |
|
039358 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Mobile attorney at Greater Miami Church of God advised that
polling place is now defunct. People are showing up and do not know where to
go. Wants to know if there is one other place voters are supposed to go so
they can put up a sign directing people where to go |
|
041049 |
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Other polling place problem |
135th St and 22nd Ave New Birth Baptist Church, Miami, Miami,
Dade County, Florida |
People going to church because that's where they were told to
vote, but polling place has changed and nobody is telling them where to go.
Caller found sign on ground telling people where to go. |
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041680 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter had voter registration card and ID and was also in the
correct precinct, however her name did not appear on
the list and was not allowed to vote. Told atty to
have poll worker call elections supervisor to find out why she was not on the
list. As a side note: her husband was on the list and allowed to vote. |
|
043342 |
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Other polling place problem |
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people who registered for 450 were redirected
to polling locations: 452, 454, 401. BUt these
people were not aware of the rerouting. |
|
047364 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Unsecured voting machines - boxes of ballots on top of voting
machines in fire station apparatus room. Voter visited location after polls
closed, doors open. In garage of fire station bay doors are open |
|
047793 |
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Other |
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voters went to proper poll and were directed to a different poll
and when they arrived it was closed |
|
048328 |
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Polling place inquiry; Other polling place problem |
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Precinct changed and voters not made aware of this.
Approximately 6 people affected at the end of the day. |
|
051202 |
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Other |
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Ten people in line with me had voter registration cards with
address on it then when they went to the polling place there was a sign that
directed them to a new polling place. They went to the new polling place
on/two minutes after the polls closed and the officials turned them away. |
|
053180 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Polling location was incorrect on registration. |
|
053703 |
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Registration-related problem |
JAMES H BRIGHT ELEMENTARY, |
Voter registration complies with precinct however he is unable
to vote for no apparent reason. |
|
053705 |
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Registration-related problem; Other polling place problem |
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Precinct changed without notification. |
|
053731 |
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Long lines; Other polling place problem |
3031 NW 191 Ave, |
Switched precinct location and after be in line for over one
hour they told wrong place. Went to new location and they told her wait for
in line for one hour, she didn't vote |
|
053759 |
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Other polling place problem |
YWCA GREATER |
Voter waited in line at the wrong precinct when she went to her
assigned precinct it was closed because it was being repaired. |
|
053794 |
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Registration-related problem |
Oliver Hoover Elementary, |
Voter was no in registration list, even she have her voting card
with her. |
|
053885 |
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Other |
Lamar Louise Curry Middle. 15750 SW 47 ST, |
Voters went to wrong location, which was previously their voting
location for them. (They had been at the same address for years). Their were sent to location #2 because location #1 had not
provisional ballots. After waiting in line for almost 3 hours they were told
they were at the wrong precinct. They were sent to location #3 which was
their assigned precinct but they could not stand in line any more because of
medical reason |
|
053919 |
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Early closing |
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Voter arrived at the precinct at |
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054181 |
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Identification-related problem |
Country Club, |
I went to the polling place indicated on my card from there I
was directed to another polling place them I was directed accross
the street to vote. Due to all the turns I did not make it on time by one
minute. |
|
054236 |
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Polling place inquiry |
N.W. 53st & |
Three (3) voters didn't know where or what precinct to vote at. |
|
054282 |
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Early closing |
THE |
At |
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054337 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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He looked up his precinct online but was not registered at this
precinct. He was told to go to another precinct. It was the first time he
voted in |
|
055835 |
|
Polling place inquiry |
1695 Opa Locka
Blvd, Greater Miami Church of God, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida |
Several people showed up to their old voting place ( |
|
056171 |
|
Registration-related problem |
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Registered in Miami-Dade after moved and received registration
card saying where to vote, went there and they said not on the rolls so can't
vote. |
|
057861 |
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Long lines; Polling place inquiry |
New |
Mother of injured Iraqi soldier came in crying that she waited
in line at the National Guard Bldg. polling location for two hours and was
sent to another polling location only to find that both were not her polling
place. She was told that New Birth is her polling place. She, however, didn't
trust what she was told and wanted to make sure she could vote in honor of
her son. |
|
059091 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Precinct #162 moved one block west on 83rd. |
|
055831 |
|
Polling place inquiry |
|
Many people were in the wrong precinct. Precincts were changed
within the last year and many did not know this. Even when voters had a new
registration card with the correct address, they made mistakes. Volunteer
suggests voter education program whenever precincts change. |
|
058043 |
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Identification-related problem |
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Not allowing signing of affidavit to vote in new precinct after
address change. |
Polling place problems
|
001034 |
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Polling place problem |
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Voter Card and B/E computer list, had wrong address of polling
place |
|
001038 |
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Other |
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why are you required to sign in pencil |
|
001200 |
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Polling place inquiry |
|
the signage was difficult to read and not leading
up to where the actual voting takes place. there are also issues with not
having enough spanish speakers on the hotline
numbers |
|
001363 |
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Other |
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Polling place was not clearly marked. Poll workers took steps to
add signs both at the entrance to the driveway of the polling place and
several blocks away at a main thoroughfare. One of the poll workers mentioned
that this is a relatively new polling place and is too small to handle the
foot traffic that the population of this precinct generates. The polling
place is not easy to get to, particularly from |
|
015310 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Caller reported significant construction at the |
|
021538 |
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Other polling place problem |
2199 NW 127 St, |
Barricades block traffic to polling station. County controlled
street. Plastic barricades. |
|
023421 |
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Early closing; Other polling place problem |
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Early polling place, which has been open throughout the early
voting period, is closed today and hundreds of people showed up there. Voter
said no distinction among early voting places has been communicated to them
previously |
|
029382 |
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Other |
El Placio Hotel on |
The voter was told that he had already cast an early vote, which
he claimed he did not |
|
029735 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
|
Poll Monitor- reported that the polling place did not have
complete log of all registered voters for that polling location. Also, one of
the partisian's lawyer was directing the voters to
cast votes by provisional ballot |
|
029745 |
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Other |
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EP Mobile Field Atty called to verify
that people who have not voted via absentee ballot can return their uncast ballot to their polling site and then vote by
regular ballot. Some are not being
allowed vote |
|
030087 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
|
Poll Monitor reported that the polling place had only a
Republican Monitor inside the polling place |
|
030720 |
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Other |
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records indicate he has already voted but this is not the case |
|
031953 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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tried to turn in absentee ballot but was told that she had
already voted |
|
032339 |
|
Voter Intimidation; Identification-related problem |
|
Gated community's security guard was requesting voter
registration cards to give access to polling place. |
|
032993 |
|
Voter Intimidation |
|
people were not allowed to vote if their ID did not match
exactly everything that was on another list; allegedly ran out of ballots |
|
034366 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
EP volunteer reports of voter being issued provisional ballot
because her voter reg called was torn in half. |
|
036417 |
|
Registration-related problem |
goulds park, |
in line waiting for booth, then official required everyone to
pull out registration cards and verify (on cell phone with office) and called
in to verify that everyone was in correct precinct, whether everyone was a
"one" or a "zero"; everything held up for half an hour;
poll worker would make change in the booth, possibly that poll precinct split
for Goulds; poll workers weren't sure what was
happening; possibly ten machines affected. |
|
037800 |
|
Other ballot-related problem |
Nathan B. Young Elem. School 33054, Opa-locka
(stet), |
After standing in line for four hours, they told her she had
voted on Friday in early voting. She told them that wasn't
true, so they had her do a provisional ballot. She showed ID. She did not
vote early, and told them so. |
|
039151 |
|
Other |
Key Biscayne, |
Voter was not allowed to vote a regular ballot because it was
claimed that he voted early |
|
039711 |
|
Other |
|
Voter was concerned because when he signed in to vote they used
a pencil (and when he questioned this he was told that was what they were
supposed to do). He voted electronically after signing in. |
|
047152 |
|
Other polling place problem |
67th Windmill Library on |
2 voters were told that they were not registered and then told
to go to another precinct because one of the sisters had moved. They went to
the new precinct and were not allowed in the parking lot and it was before |
|
048391 |
|
Other |
jay cees w dixie
hwy, n |
announced closing time of |
|
050382 |
|
Other |
|
3 different precincts were meeting at same location, and no one
told voters which line went to which precinct. At another precinct at the
same location, poll worker didn't know alphabet. |
|
052596 |
|
Registration-related problem; Other ballot-related problem;
Other polling place problem |
Windmill Library, |
Voter was denied the right to vote at her old precinct, told to
go to new precinct. She arrived at new precinct at |
|
053207 |
|
Other |
|
Went to vote and told already voted. Happened to 10 other
people. Told she had voted somewhere else - near airport |
|
053314 |
|
Polling place inquiry |
|
Called to find out polling place / refuse to give address |
|
053394 |
|
Registration-related problem |
South Kendall Community church, |
I am a registered voter in precinct 759 and attempted to vote. I
had my voter registration card and phone ID with me. the
poll worker challenged my vote and i was not
allowed to vote. I was not offered an affidavit to attest to my right to
vote. My voter registration card reflected precinct 759 I was told that a
provisional ballot would not be counted so i left
the polling and sought assistance. |
|
053414 |
|
Early closing |
First Church of N. Miami, 1200 NE 135th St., North Miami,
Miami-Dade County, Florida |
Voter showed up at polling place listed on registration card.
Showed up @6:30 and poll was already closed. Voter walked around and no one
there, lights off. Did not receive any info that voter's polling place had
been changed. Voter is sure it was the right place. |
|
053597 |
|
Other polling place problem |
Palm Springs Elementary |
This precinct need more poll workers. |
|
053614 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
St Brendan Elementary 8725 SW 32 ST, |
Never received his absentee ballot.The
computer said he had voted in the office but he handn't
the poll worker called |
|
053630 |
|
Other polling place problem |
CURTIS PARK |
A voter found another signature in his place when he went to
sign and when he confronted the poll worker , she
started to hand him back his registration and ID and told him "well, you
don't have to vote! " |
|
053633 |
|
Identification-related problem |
El Cordero Presby Church 2091 SW 14 |
The gentleman was repeatedly asked to sign his name using
someone else’s not his real name. It was unclear whether he actually did, but
he was able to vote. |
|
053651 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
Requested absentee ballot but never received it. The department
of elections showed he had voted already. |
|
053699 |
|
Other |
|
Room too small to vote and not enough machines |
|
053706 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
Greater |
absentee ballot was sent in, not by her. She
arrived to the precinct and the polling worker told her that she had already
voted when she had not. |
|
053712 |
|
Polling place inquiry |
5725 NW 186 ST, |
Registration dated 1975. Last voted in 2000 at different
location. Location since then was moved. First location sent hin to wrong address |
|
053732 |
|
Other polling place problem |
|
Voter was told she had been standing in the incorrect line and
would not be allowed to vote despite being at the polling station before |
|
053751 |
|
Other |
ALPER JEWISH |
Voter name appeared as if had already voted early but she had
not. |
|
053792 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Moved without change of address into precinct 533. However,could not vote here
because she had received an absentee ballot but never mailed it. Was
instructed to go to her old precinct to vote. |
|
053802 |
|
Other |
|
Voter received a sample ballot in the mail that did not have all
the issues that are on the actual ballot, depriving her of the ability to
research the issues |
|
054072 |
|
Registration-related problem |
Unknown, |
Voter was told she was registered in another county despite her
having a valid voter I.D. for the precinct |
|
054097 |
|
Disability access problem |
|
Called in advance because of medical reasons to avoid standing
in line, but when she arrived, she was refused by two poll employees. |
|
054129 |
|
Other ballot-related problem |
THE |
Voter moved within the same county but did not update her
address at the election department. The voter provided a drivers license with
her new address. |
|
054316 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
1ST CHURCH 0F THE NAZARENE , |
Voter requested absentee ballot which was never received. Her
mother mailed her absentee ballot which she mailed back but it is claimed
that it was never received. Voter stated mother's ballot was claimed to be
one of the lost ballots. Voter and mother were forced to vote by provisional
ballot without the polling officials confirming receipt. Voter is extremely
upset does not trust vote process. Compared this system to a 3rd. world
country. |
|
059060 |
|
Other |
|
Some complaints were that the poll workers were not telling the voters
after they have completed voting to press the Red Button so that their votes
will be counted. |
|
058006 |
|
Other polling place problem |
Little |
Electricity at polling cites in Little Haiti is flickering. |
|
058009 |
|
Registration-related problem; Identification-related problem;
Provisional ballot problem |
|
Poll workers don't have list of registered voters so all voters
are being forced to vote by provisional ballot. |
|
058243 |
|
Provisional ballot problem; Other ballot-related problem; Long
lines; Other polling place problem |
|
No roll books. Long line. Trying to get everyone to use
provisional ballots, making them sign affidavits.
Ran out of affirmations in English; giving them in Spanish and trying to make
everyone use them in Spanish. |
|
058315 |
|
Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem; Other
ballot-related problem |
|
Missing Precinct Book 166. Filled out paper. Line switching.
Pushing provisional ballots. Poll workers making voters sign affidavits. |
|
038224 |
|
Registration-related problem; Machine problem; Long lines |
S Golden rod road - FO eagles, |
system for confirming registration is down
doing ID manually people not on list of registered voters. ! hour wait. 45 min more inside - many are leaving. |
|
058062 |
|
Identification-related problem; Disability access problem |
|
Recurring problems at precinct where two forms of ID are
requested of voters and they are not offering curbside voting. |
|
058117 |
|
Other polling place problem |
|
Voter reported that precinct 564 was staffed by 2 poll workers.
According to voter, there was supposed to be 5 poll workers. |
|
058119 |
|
Disability access problem |
|
Voter had sever asthma and could not
wait in line. |
|
058123 |
|
Provisional ballot problem |
Parkview Elementary, |
I overheard a poll worker ask the Republican poll watcher
attorney "are the provisional ballots going to count?" He answered
yes and proceeded to speak in a whispering voice across the room to another
poll worker who was explaining how to vote using the provisional ballot. Only
giving instructions on how to vote, not verifying he belongs to this
precinct. The man took the ballot and proceeded to vote then deposited it in
the gray box with the lock. No one called the elections dept., checked the
computer, just gave instructions on using &
voting with provisional ballot. |
|
058333 |
|
Early closing; Other polling place problem |
|
Voters were told that polling place was closed. |
|
058010 |
|
Identification-related problem; Provisional ballot problem;
Other polling place problem |
University of |
Clerk initially said EP Volunteers could not talk to voters.
Clerk was also requiring Voter ID of all voters, otherwise requiring
provisional ballots & affidavits. |
|
059089 |
|
Other |
|
Problem w/ books is slowing down. Having trouble identifying
voters, because books are incorrect |
Identification Problems
|
029553 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
Miami Dade election clerks standing at the door of the poll telling
voters if they do not have a picture id they would not be able to vote |
|
033545 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
voters without photo id are being turned away |
|
040046 |
|
Identification-related problem; Other polling place problem |
|
pollworkers are turning voters
away who don't have identification |
|
040919 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
Voters without identification are being prevented from voting.
These are people who voted before |
|
041032 |
|
Identification-related problem |
10225 Sw 147th Terrace, |
Poll workers were telling people in line to have two pieces of
identification ready. However, they were not turning away voters who did not
have two pieces of identification. |
|
043300 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
pollworker requesting for two
forms of ID. Voter showed them, so she could vote. |
|
043873 |
|
Provisional ballot problem |
|
Voters being told that they must have identification (and
possibly voter's reg. card) by poll worker; instead of giving out affidavits,
all voters without id are being asked to fill out a provisional ballot. [P] |
|
044840 |
|
Provisional ballot problem |
|
mobile field attorney reports that poll is
requiring photo id for all voters. if no photo, this
voter is forced to vote using provisional ballot. |
|
053492 |
|
Identification-related problem |
El Camino Church 6790 SW 12 ST, |
Voter was told she needed photo ID and she could'n
vote. |
|
053738 |
|
Non-English lang. assistance problem |
HADLEY GARDENS APARTMENTS , |
Voter had difficulty using the new machines and was also
frustrated by the lack of spanish speaker officials
in a predominantly Spanish-Speaking precinct |
|
053832 |
|
Provisional ballot problem; Polling place inquiry |
|
The miami library branch did not let
me provisionally vote and sent me home at |
|
053833 |
|
Other |
|
Voter was denied right to vote. Voter was standing in the wrong
line at |
|
054118 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
Head of Office requiring non-first time voters to have 2 forms
of ID or they can't vote. |
|
058039 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
Poll workers making people vote provisionaly
if they are without photo ID, not allowed to vote with affidavit |
|
059090 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
Told that I must have Picture ID to vote. Name on roll Ihae voter registration card. Was not offered another
means of entrance. Had to return to car and returned. Reasked
admittance and told I could fill out affitdavit.
Proceed to vote. |
|
055816 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
They were offering her a provisional ballot for lack of ID |
|
058314 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
Didn't give enough information to solve the problem. Told voter
they had to go home to get ID. Didn't give information about getting to vote
without ID. |
|
058020 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
Precinct is requiring 2 forms of identification to vote |
|
058011 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
Poll worker is turning people away if they don't have ID. |
|
058027 |
|
Identification-related problem |
Armory, |
Clerk and poll workers are asking people for ID (Driver's
License or Passport) in order to vote. No other information was provided or
to the options available such as filling out affidavits and provisional
ballots. Clerk and workers didn't know the law. |
Failure to allow provisional ballot
|
030429 |
|
Criminal status-related problem |
|
E.P. Mobile Attorney: Reported that a voter was denied the right
to vote by the poll workers because the voter's name was status as a
convicted felon. The voter claims that he was not a convicted felon. The poll
worker refused to provide a provisional ballot to the voter. |
|
030519 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
Denied vote due to different address on ID than on voter registration
card |
|
035792 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
voter moved within dade
county. told by poll worker that she was listed in
the computer, but was at a different address on the sheet, and therefore
could not vote. |
|
039087 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
senior misplaced his ballot. turned away from polls. |
|
040532 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
first time voter, 18 years old, registered at school, did not
receive voters id card; dmv at 151 st gave her a receipt verifying information and receipt
said that she was a registered voter; at right precinct but said that she was
not on the rolls anywhere in dade county and turned
away from vote, not even by provisional; poll worker called supervisor's
office twice and told that she could not vote at all; |
|
042310 |
|
Registration-related problem |
17320 NW 65 Ave., |
Moved within county but not permitted to vote, even w/valid ID.
Previously registered to vote within district but not card was received. [P] |
|
043320 |
|
Provisional ballot problem |
Country Club Of |
Upset she was not able to vote. Was not given a provisional
ballot |
|
044648 |
|
Registration-related problem |
fuford utd methodist church, |
first time voter; name is spelled differently
on roll and on id card; denied right to vote and not offered ;provisional
ballot. |
|
048632 |
|
Other polling place problem |
|
person tried to vote but was at the wrong
precinct. she had the clerk give her an affirmation
and went to the new/correct precinct but was not allowed to vote. |
|
053238 |
|
Provisional ballot problem |
|
Caller moved within the same county, did not re-register (was
registered at previous address). States she was told she could not vote w/o
being registered. She was not offered a provisional ballot. |
|
053472 |
|
Registration-related problem; Identification-related problem |
M. |
The poll workers said he had moved to Broward county but he
never moved, he as been at the same location. He has a voter registration
card with his address on it. Also, they would not let him vote by provisional
ballot and told him provisional ballots would not be counted |
|
053660 |
|
Identification-related problem |
El Cordero |
Poll worker refused to let him vote without his photo ID and
registration. |
|
053678 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
She sent registration card, she didn't receive register card and
was denied provisional ballot |
|
058332 |
|
Registration-related problem |
Comcast Elementary, |
A husband & wife were told by an election official at
Comcast elementary that they could not vote because they had not registered
when they moved within county from |
Machine Problems
|
001400 |
|
Machine problem |
|
Voted on August 25th or 26th during early voting. Used |
|
016355 |
|
Machine problem |
|
Caller stated that when she went to early voting, that an
individual was charged with responsibility of demonstrating voting machines
was giving inconsistent instruction to different people using these machines.
She also stated that not all of the machines were the same and as a result,
the instructions did not apply in all cases. This took place at the |
|
032808 |
|
Machine problem |
|
Caller reported that the machines were not working properly. The
technician was not responding to complaints by the voters. [P] |
|
037042 |
|
Machine problem; Other polling place problem |
|
All Machine stopped, no announcement
was made to the voters. The voters was not given the
option to vote by paper ballot. No indication that the machines was rebooted
or replaced. |
|
037659 |
|
Machine problem |
|
Machines went down. THe battery was
changed. Voters are concerned that their vote was not recorded. The Machine #
is 6525 (red tag #159). |
|
053587 |
|
Machine problem |
ST |
The voting machines are running low of battery power with no
back up. also they do not have any affirmation
forms. |
|
058206 |
|
Machine problem |
|
Voter concerned because voting machine 640 broke down. |
|
058031 |
|
Machine problem |
191st NW & |
Machine crashing 3 times while in line. Could use tech support. |
|
058127 |
|
Machine problem |
|
At close, counted 1003 electronic votes with 1015 total voters |
|
058205 |
|
Machine problem |
|
At the end of election day the count was 710 signatures, 712
electronic votes and 1 provisional ballot. |
|
058323 |
|
Machine problem |
|
Brian Chappel state that i machine was down for 30 to 45 minutes while he was withing the facility and a second machine was down intermittenly. Nakia Bailey
claims that one machine was up and down during her stay in line within the
facility. Two other individuals mentioned some machines seemed to be faulty,
or had problems. |
|
058254 |
|
Machine problem |
|
Several of the voting machines are plugged together with only
one plugged into wall. Power surging & flickering. Official wanted to
unplug about 1/3 of machines (3 or 4 out of 8 total). Supervisor of Elections
troubleshooter still there. EP Tech Support needed. |
Ballot problems
|
001459 |
|
Other ballot-related problem |
UnIncorporated, |
Voter and husband both voted at same precinct but at different
times and neither were offered the choice for Senate race. They are
registered for the Democratic Party in which 4 people were running in the
race. |
|
026677 |
|
Machine problem |
|
Certain candidates are not on the ballot,Congresswoman Wasserman and School board Koznispsky.Has spoken to her friends and they did not
have them on their ballots either. |
|
032323 |
|
Other ballot-related problem |
|
a candidate she wanted to vote for is not on the ballot |
|
033525 |
|
Other polling place problem |
|
EP Mobile Attorney reported that the polling site had
discrepancies on voters voting on a local intiative.
Poll Monitor was assisting the clerk to direct voters to the correct line.
Republican Poll watcher showed up at the site and requested the Poll monitor
ceased the assistance. |
|
035575 |
|
Other |
|
ballot did not have all candidates, legislators not on ballot |
|
039785 |
|
Other ballot-related problem |
delancy park, |
kendrick meeks
was not on the ballot for house of representatives; gave congressional
districts 11 and 19; did not call poll workers over to check out ballot. |
|
041954 |
|
Other ballot-related problem |
|
all candidates were not listed on presidential ballot |
|
045734 |
|
Machine problem |
lakeview elementary, |
on review, machine only showed only first five
of eleven pages and did not provide voter an option to return. |
|
052643 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem; Registration-related problem |
|
Caller states that Miami-Dade is not giving out Federal and
State ballots |
|
053870 |
|
Other |
|
She reports that one of the local candidates for election did
not show up on computer screen. |
|
057649 |
|
Machine problem |
|
Legislators name not on ballot |
|
057656 |
|
Machine problem; Other ballot-related problem |
|
Legislators not on ballot |
|
058217 |
|
Machine problem |
|
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 |
|
Machine problem; Other ballot-related problem |
|
No constitutional amendments, 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. |
Alleged malfeasance or misfeasance
|
009039 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Voter completed registration application in late september and mailed it in. He received a notice from the
county with a form filled out by someone else with his information and the
signature line blank and highlighted (suggesting he did not sign his original
application) with a deadline of Oct. 4. |
|
010542 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Caller says he registered to vote when he became citizen in May
and received voting card shortly thereafter; now, even though he already has
his voting card, he says he has received something in the mail telling him
that his application is incomplete and that he needs to sign and return it.
He says this application is not something he himself ever filled out; it was
filled out by someone else and has an x next to the line for his signature.
Wants to know what he should do. Should he sign it and send it back? |
|
010850 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Voter who just acquired citizenship on May 10 and received his
voter card received a letter telling him that he had to fill out a form by
Oct. 4th to register. He was out of town, what should he do? Also, when he
tried to contact the |
|
010978 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
He registered to vote 1 September. On 3 October he received a
letter from BOE saying he needed to submit ID, but that if he didn't comply
within 29 days of the election, he couldn't vote. He has called BOE but
they've said he can't vote. |
|
013469 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
She tried to register, and filled out form. Clerk sent letter
(to her name and address) saying she had not given name, |
|
015921 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Caller said that election worker misquoted FL law to her, saying
that caller could not vote because elections office had received her voter
registration on |
|
016881 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
Trying to request absentee ballot to mail to out-of-state
daughter. |
|
018790 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
No Ab, is in SF. They said she did not register in time but she
did. |
|
021436 |
|
Other polling place problem |
|
Deputy director of the polling place did not close the precinct
at the official closing time. Deputy director allowed people to vote who were
not in line at the closing time. he was disturbed that in this Republican
neighborhood voters were allowed to vote even if they joined the line after
the official closing time |
|
027462 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
Applied for an absentee ballot approx Mid-Sept. Talked to |
|
029399 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem; Other |
|
Studying in |
|
031272 |
|
Registration-related problem |
Miami/Dade County, |
Registered before 10/5 told only registered on 10/5 |
|
031554 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Received a letter in the mail for supervisor of elections saying
that he cannot vote in this election but can vote in future elections. He did
not move nor re-register to vote. He has his voter card from |
|
034341 |
|
Other |
|
Has been a voter since Oct 2002. She stated that voted in the
Primary election with no problems. In the mail yesterday she received a
document stating that her registration was received too late for the Nov
election. |
|
035178 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
turned away voters because they have moved; told at dmv in sw 152nd street and
121st avenue that their voter registrations would automatically reflect new
address; turned away at polls but met by ep
volunteers and either allowed to vote by normal ballot, for person listed on
rolls or by provisional ballot. Republican voter- husband of democratic voter-
encountered no problem. |
|
036696 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
voter turned away because moved within county
and told to vote at old precinct, called twice to confirm precinct and told
814 is correct; when renewed drivers license at dmv
told that it would be adjusted to new precinct; registered democrat. |
|
037115 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
moved from different county; changed address and namd at same time as husband at dmv
at 151st st and told that voter's id would change;
never received card but husband did; voter is democrat, husband is republican
and received card; voter not in system and turned away. |
|
037373 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
3 different were denied voting because they didn't appear on
voting list despite having voted during a registration drive in the
neighborhood that was done 3 months ago. |
|
037388 |
|
Provisional ballot problem; Polling place inquiry |
|
Voter advised by pollworker to go to
other polling place. Voter voted by provisional ballot. Voter then advised
that vote would not be counted bec. voter was in the wrong polling place - notwithstanding the
statements made by poll worker. |
|
037398 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
moved from Orlando and registered at dmv
on sw 151 st street in
2002 and told that voter's id would change; not on voter roll and turned
away; |
|
040878 |
|
Other |
|
Voter (does not speak English well) was told that when she goes
to vote she has to press 1, indicating she should vote for a particular
candidate. |
|
041680 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Voter had voter registration card and ID and was also in the
correct precinct, however her name did not appear on
the list and was not allowed to vote. Told atty to
have poll worker call elections supervisor to find out why she was not on the
list. As a side note: her husband was on the list and allowed to vote. |
|
041691 |
|
Registration-related problem |
naranja, |
registration by internet. not received a card. |
|
041697 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Registered in 2004 on campus. Never received voter reg card |
|
042370 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
supervisor of elections claims registration was lost in the mail
|
|
042319 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
People who did not receive an absentee ballot were prevented
from voting. Told they must use a provisional ballot and it will not count |
|
043342 |
|
Other polling place problem |
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people who registered for 450 were redirected
to polling locations: 452, 454, 401. BUt these
people were not aware of the rerouting. |
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044457 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
fire station # 19, |
worker said that voter was not at polls and was registered in
Tampa; denied right to vote and not offered provisional; renewed driver's
license in |
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046202 |
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Registration-related problem |
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registered at dmv 152nd street, and
didn't get card; went back and registered a second time in september 2004 and told registered as a democrat, again
no card arrived; not on roll but computer had him listed at 841, not 814.
lives in front of precinct 814 |
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047976 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
unknown/ may be |
Talk show host in SF rec'd call from person whose sister works
in main post office (unknown where) and sister saw bags of undelivered
absentee ballots either 11/1 or 11/2 [P] |
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053664 |
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Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry |
CURTIS PARK |
Was told she was not registered in |
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053669 |
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Voter Intimidation |
HIA GARDENS |
Has DMV receipt of registration, has ID wearing Kerry t-shirt.
He was turned away. |
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053687 |
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Other polling place problem |
6601 SW 152 ST, Doral, |
Poll clerk was hysterical and verbally abusive toward county employee,observer and elected
official. |
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053749 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Their registration card told them to go to a specific precinct
but they received a letter at their house to report to precint
591/598. When they arrived at precints 591/598.
They were told they were in the wrong place and should go to the precint on their card they were warned. They would not
make on time. |
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053816 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Poll worker claims voter requested absentee ballot; therefore
could not vote at the precinct. Voter said poll worker told her “no to bother
filling out a provisional ballot because it would not count". Voter says
she requested an absentee ballot only for the primary election. |
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053818 |
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Other |
Little |
A voter reported seeing a man wearing a Bush/Cheney shirt turned
inside out who came in with 3 elderly folks that were not registered. He
signed them in and was filling out the ballot for all three and at times he
was standing behind them. |
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053888 |
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Registration-related problem |
17250 Sw 137 Ave, |
The first time voter registered in August as democrat, ( in October she will turn 18 years old) She received only
a letter saying “thank you for registering” but no official card. When she
received her drivers license it came with a receipt
telling her she was already registered. Today she was told the she was not in
the registration list and she was not eligible to vote |
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054102 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter moved a few years ago and re-registered at the DMV on 2002
as a democrat but his name did not appear on the roll. |
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054145 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter registered this summer but did not receive her card(or was lost) He asked a poll worker if he could note
at this precinct evethoogh is not his assigned
precinct and the poll worker replied yes. The voter is a registered Democrat |
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054204 |
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Polling place inquiry |
COUNTRY CLUB OF |
Voter's ID card has old address but precinct number correspond
to new address. Voter was told at old polling place to go to new polling
place. Was told at new polling to go back to old polling place. |
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054224 |
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Registration-related problem |
COUNTRY CLUB OF |
Voter moved but did not update her address at the election
department. So when she arrived at her new precinct her name did not appear
on the roll. She was told to go to her old precinct. The voter crying
approached an EP volunteer and asked for help. |
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054336 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter registered 2 times at DMV as a democrat but never received
voters card. At polling place voter was told to go
to another precinct across town. |
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054353 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Moved from another city and requested a change of address at the
DMV . However, change of address was no made because
her name was not in the system. The voter and her husband requested a change
of address the same day but only he received the card. He is registered as a
republican and her as a democrat. |
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055977 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Witness IAFF member called just after seven to state 3 African
Americans who arrived before |
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056171 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered in Miami-Dade after moved and received registration
card saying where to vote, went there and they said not on the rolls so can't
vote. |
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058325 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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Voter registered in precinct 256. Told o go to 242. Waited 2
hours in 242, told to return to return to 256. |
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058330 |
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Other polling place problem |
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The precinct was redistricted but voters were not notified,
therefore a portion of voters arrived at #256, waited up to 2 hours in line
to find out they should be at 212. They were sent to 212 and allowed to go to
the front of the line. Some voters were then erroneously returned back to #256. |
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060726 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Reported via E-mail: My son registered as a first time voter in
FL. His registration was changed from independent to republican. I know of 2
other new voters with the same experience. |
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057658 |
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Other |
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The Election Clerk was extremely rude to both
voters, poll watchers and poll monitors. Caller filed a formal
complaint against election clerk [P] |
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058131 |
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Machine problem |
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Poll workers are pressing the wrong precinct number. Pollworker entered wrong precinct # for assisted voter.
Voter's helper caught the error and when she brought it to the attention of
the pollworker, he said it did not matter. The voter's aid said it did sa the voter's correct ballot would not be available. |
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055833 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem; Voter Intimidation |
Curtis Parks, |
A woman with the Bush Campaign came to the dining hall of Alapata |
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058007 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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People with no identification telling voters in line that
without the correct color voting card, they cannot vote. One said they were
from the legal voting rights team. |
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058137 |
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Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry |
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Confusion over precinct. Both he and his partner were sent to a
precinct for his old address. We told them they could fill out an affirmation
and vote at the precinct for his partner's address ( |
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059088 |
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Other |
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Disabled voter. Brought equipment to him. Selected comm. to vote
for. Reentered screen to select a 2nd. At summary sheet, all 5 showed
selected. Poll worker advised it was appropriate so he voted as it presented. |
Improper purges
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001413 |
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Criminal status-related problem |
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Has been denied right to vote in past because family member with
similar name was convicted of crime |
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015780 |
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Registration-related problem |
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arrested but not charged with felony, but Dade
said that it shows him having a Felony 4. His lawyer told him to get a
certificate of disposition and take it to election board friday.
He will do that (though he shouldn't have to). |
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017431 |
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Criminal status-related problem |
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Ms. Smith was arrested in 92, went through the Board of
Executive Clemency to get her voting rights restored. Did not receive any
word after filing her application, so she called the Board of Clemency. The
Board instructed her to go ahead and vote at her polling place. When Ms.
Smith attempted to do so, they turned her away, claiming that she had not
restored her voting rights. After calling the Board of Executive Clemency to
correct this problem, Ms. Smith was told that they had "made a
mistake" and that she could not vote in this election. They admitted
that she should never have had her voting rights taken away, since she was
never actually convicted of a crime. They did not, however, restore her
voting rights. |
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018706 |
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Criminal status-related problem |
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Claims she has been placed erroneously on the felon list.
Received a letter on |
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019479 |
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Registration-related problem |
Kruse Educational Center, 11001 SW 76 ST, |
Registered in 1994; voted in 2000; unable to early vote on
Thursday because he had been purged from the polls. Told that certified mail
was sent old address, and because he did not respond (he had moved) he was
purged. |
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019878 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Tried to vote early; brought her voter registration card and her
ID and was told by poll official that she could not vote because she had
"zero status." Blocked voter does not know what that meant. She
informed me that the official told her that the county had mailed her a form
to fill in and she had not returned it. She did not know what form or what
she may have done wrong. |
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029422 |
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Registration-related problem |
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there are over 20 people who are not on the rolls in a majority
black district |
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031350 |
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Registration-related problem |
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voter has been purged. but
re registered this year. pollworker
cannot find her on the list. |
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034566 |
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Registration-related problem |
2000 NW 46th st., |
they are telling people that if they have not voted in the last
two years then their names were purged from the list |
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035512 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Two voters were turned away in early voting, but poll workers
turned them away because they had a "commercial address". The
address is for a restaurant that the family owns. The family lives in the
house portion of the restaurant. The house/restaurant is across the street
from the polling location. |
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036147 |
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Criminal status-related problem |
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misdemeanor conviction and probation, not on roll, but told that
he had a felony conviction and ineligible; told in 2002 by letter that vote
didn't count because of felony |
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037331 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
208, |
voter is registered at current address. last voted in 1996. not found on
the registration or when called dept of elections. cast
provisional ballot. wants to know how he can check |
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037589 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Told she was dropped from rolls because she had not voted since
last presidential election (but she did vote in 2000 presidential election).
She cast a provisional vote. |
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038286 |
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Other |
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voter was on list with "out of
county" flag when she has never lived or registered out of dade. denied right to vote. |
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040532 |
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Registration-related problem |
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first time voter, 18 years old, registered at school, did not
receive voters id card; dmv at 151 st gave her a receipt verifying information and receipt
said that she was a registered voter; at right precinct but said that she was
not on the rolls anywhere in dade county and turned
away from vote, not even by provisional; poll worker called supervisor's
office twice and told that she could not vote at all; |
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042486 |
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Criminal status-related problem |