Dade County

Registration problems and Provisional voting problems

 (summary of EIRS cases:    voteprotect.org)

 

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)

 

Sworn Testimony from Election Protecting Hearings in Florida:

 

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 Haiti.  Registrations were being trashed of minority voters by someone.  Violation of voting rights.  SPARK was one fraudulent organization in

Pinecrest and Richmond Heights area. 

 

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 South Florida.  

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 San Francisco.   If no majority, 2nd choices of all voters are counted for those who voted for a losing candidate.

 

 

Registration problems and Provisional voting problems(EIRS cases)                                                                                                

001126

08/31/04, 6:32 AM PST

Polling place inquiry

Dade County, Florida

Caller registered two months earlier but had not yet received his registration card

001131

08/31/04, 6:33 AM PST

Registration-related problem

miami dade County, Florida

caller had registered and received a registration card. She called to confirm her precinct number but was told there was an error with her registration and that she could not vote in the upcoming election.

001376

08/31/04, 1:15 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida

Voter recently moved and registered for new polling place in July but never received registration card. Told at polling place that she couldn't vote as she wasn't on list of registered voters.

001444

08/31/04, 2:51 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami, Miami Dade County, Florida

not on rolls. told the precinct worker to call us and ask why we told him he could vote. voter registered a couple of months ago, never got confirmation.

001467

08/31/04, 5:04 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Dade County, Florida

Went to polling place on 67th street they said he had to go to previous polling place (where he voted in 1996) on 12th Ave and 15th but he did not have time. Says he has tried to register about 7 times in the last 5 months, with people who go around in the street helping you register, but never got a card.

011931

10/19/04, 11:41 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami-Dade County, Florida

Has not received his voter registration card and information

012044

10/19/04, 12:29 PM PST

Polling place inquiry

Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida

voter doesn't have registration card although registered a couple of months ago. She wanted to know whether she needed to have the card and then wanted to know where her polling place was. The Miami-Dade county online polling place locator did not work to identify her polling place.

012329

10/19/04, 4:12 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Dade County, Florida

Voter registered in May and has not received any notice

015300

10/26/04, 10:19 AM PST

Registration-related problem

miami dade County, Florida

had not received card

015386

10/26/04, 12:00 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami, Miami-Dade and Broward County, Florida

Caller is union representative who registered several union members to vote. Several have not rec'd confirmation of registration.

015731

10/26/04, 7:52 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami-Dade County, Florida

Moved from another state in July, has re-registered twice, once on the street, once in a social services office. Has not received anything yet

016858

10/28/04, 3:21 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami Dade County, Florida

registered library on the 27 of sept- before deadline has not heard anything

016947

10/28/04, 4:33 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami-Dade County, Florida

Has not yet received registration card although she submitted change of address information.

017122

10/29/04, 7:23 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Dade County County, Florida

Voter went to attempt to early vote at Miami Beach city hall. Voter had moved and had changed her info through the DMV many months ago. City hall only had her old address and wouldn't let her vote. When Voter told woman at city hall that she had changed her voting info through DMV, city hall woman told Voter that none of the DMV voters were appearing on her list.

017570

10/29/04, 5:58 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Dade County, Florida

both wife and voter registered at same time; wife received her registration, but voter did not.

017584

10/29/04, 6:37 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida

Registered by mail. Registration card not yet received.

017686

10/30/04, 6:47 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Dade County, Florida

sent in registration card over a month ago and never received voting card,

018586

10/31/04, 12:11 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami-Dade County, Florida

Filled out registration forms to vote; sent them back earlier in the summer; Miami said they were lost

018940

10/31/04, 2:52 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Lemon City Library, 430 NE 61st St, Miami Dade County County, Florida

Andrea called on behalf of a voter who mailed in address change by Oct 4, but when she showed up to vote, they didn't have that recorded and made her vote by P ballot

019007

10/31/04, 3:48 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami, DADE County, Florida

Re-registered at DVM in Summer. has rec'd no verification of registrations

019029

10/31/04, 4:10 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Dade County, Florida

Sent in change of address and has not received new registration card.

019310

10/31/04, 7:34 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida

Caller registered to vote in September at a registration drive at her local shopping mall, but when she went to vote early she was told she was not on the rolls.

019503

11/01/04, 6:42 AM PST

Registration-related problem

2120 Avenue S, Revere Beach, Miami Dade County, Florida

Did not receive voter registration card

019584

11/01/04, 5:53 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami-Dade County, Florida

Voted previously in NY. Claims to have registered recently but has received no voter ID card or voter info at her address

019679

11/01/04, 6:07 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami-Dade, Miami-Dade County, Florida

Registered to vote but has not received any voter ID card or info.

020467

11/01/04, 8:18 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Dade County, Florida

Mailed registration in 1&1/2 to 2 months ago and has not received voter card

021057

11/01/04, 9:08 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami, Miami Dade County, Florida

Mailed registration form in mid-September, but never received voter registration card.

021099

11/01/04, 9:43 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami, Miami Dade County, Florida

Registered with DeclareYourself.com, but when he called the Supervisor of Elections there is no record that his registration has ever been received

022364

11/01/04, 11:24 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Dade County, Florida

Never received voter registration card despite sending in registration form

023142

11/01/04, 12:24 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Miami, Dade County, Florida

Caller never received voter registration statement after re-registering in Miami

023520

11/01/04, 12:50 PM PST

Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry

Miami-Dade County, Florida

Caller re-registered with volunteers on the street and hasn't received new registration call. (Caller had moved to a new address.)

023712

11/01/04, 1:42 PM PST

Polling place inquiry

dade County, Florida