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
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
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
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
Registration
problems and Provisional voting problems(EIRS
cases)
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001126 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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Caller registered two months earlier but had not yet received
his registration card |
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001131 |
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Registration-related problem |
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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. |
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001376 |
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Registration-related problem |
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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. |
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001444 |
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Registration-related problem |
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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. |
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001467 |
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Registration-related problem |
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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. |
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011931 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Has not received his voter registration card and information |
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012044 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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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. |
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012329 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter registered in May and has not received any notice |
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015300 |
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Registration-related problem |
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had not received card |
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015386 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller is union representative who registered several union
members to vote. Several have not rec'd confirmation of registration. |
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015731 |
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Registration-related problem |
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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 |
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016858 |
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Registration-related problem |
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registered library on the 27 of sept-
before deadline has not heard anything |
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016947 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Has not yet received registration card although she submitted change
of address information. |
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017122 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter went to attempt to early vote at |
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017570 |
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Registration-related problem |
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both wife and voter registered at same time; wife
received her registration, but voter did not. |
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017584 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered by mail. Registration card not yet received. |
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017686 |
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Registration-related problem |
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sent in registration card over a month ago and never received
voting card, |
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018586 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Filled out registration forms to vote; sent them back earlier in
the summer; |
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018940 |
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Registration-related problem |
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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 |
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019007 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Re-registered at DVM in Summer. has rec'd no verification of
registrations |
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019029 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Sent in change of address and has not received new registration
card. |
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019310 |
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Registration-related problem |
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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. |
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019503 |
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Registration-related problem |
2120 Avenue S, |
Did not receive voter registration card |
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019584 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voted previously in NY. Claims to have registered recently but
has received no voter ID card or voter info at her address |
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019679 |
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Registration-related problem |
Miami-Dade, |
Registered to vote but has not received any voter ID card or
info. |
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020467 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Mailed registration in 1&1/2 to 2 months ago and has not
received voter card |
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021057 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Mailed registration form in mid-September, but never received
voter registration card. |
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021099 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered with DeclareYourself.com, but when he called the
Supervisor of Elections there is no record that his registration has ever
been received |
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022364 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Never received voter registration card despite sending in
registration form |
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023142 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller never received voter registration statement after
re-registering in |
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023520 |
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Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry |
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Caller re-registered with volunteers on the street and hasn't
received new registration call. (Caller had moved to a new address.) |
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023712 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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first time voter who did not recieve a voter confirmation called supervisor of
elections and they said that he was not on the rolls. |
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024432 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter filed registration form. Received letter from Department
of Elections saying that not registered to vote because did not provide
drivers license number. |
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025674 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Sent in registration over a month ago but never received voting
card. Called in to the polling place today (11/1) and was not found in
system. |
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027401 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registrations not filed, registered on campus in September. City
hall says there is nothing they can do about it. Affecting daughter, friend,
and 2 others. |
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029122 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter has moved from Daytona to |
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029520 |
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Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry |
Renick Educational Center 2201 N.W. 207
Street, |
Not sure if registered to vote a she did not receive her card or
any info. in the mail confirming they received her registration info |
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030290 |
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Registration-related problem |
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the wrong birthdate was written on the
registration so they say that she is not able to vote |
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030549 |
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Registration-related problem |
Northland UM Church, 885 NW 195th, |
Registered to vote on returning from |
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031001 |
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Registration-related problem |
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sent in voter reg
2nd/3rd week in Sept. but was incomplete according to Office. Mailed in 2nd
version first week in October, but Voter is not registered. |
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028550 |
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Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry |
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Voter moved within Miami-Dade county. Her address card was
filled out improperly, and not approved. |
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032540 |
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Registration-related problem |
ISAAC WITHERS ENRICH CENTER, |
Registered to vote 9/20 at a mall. Registration was not ever
submitted to Elections office. Did not get reg
materials and was not able to vote today. His name was not in the log at the
precinct. |
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032779 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Stated that she completed a Voter's Registration Form and
returned it to |
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033123 |
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Registration-related problem |
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didn't receive registration card |
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035178 |
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Registration-related problem |
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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 and
husband of democratic voter encountered no problem. |
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035567 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Wife received her voter registration card after both registered
to note change of address within Dade county, but he did not receive his card |
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035594 |
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Registration-related problem |
COral Gables, |
voter has registered (with rock the vote),
but called dept of elections and told not registered. |
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037373 |
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Registration-related problem |
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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. |
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038119 |
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Registration-related problem; Problem based on student status |
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attempted to register thru teacher in june 2004. never received voter reg
card, 1st time voter |
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038672 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Tried to register earlier this year in |
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038936 |
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Registration-related problem; Identification-related problem;
Provisional ballot problem |
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Voter was asked to fill out provisional ballot instead of
regular ballot due to lack of voter's registration card, not being on the
roll and first time voter. |
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039029 |
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Registration-related problem |
UM |
She registered to vote at the Government Center Metrorail Station with a group that had tables set out.
The voter registration did not show up. She was not allowed to vote |
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039285 |
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Other |
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never received voters' registration card |
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039290 |
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Registration-related problem |
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did not receive registration |
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039305 |
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Registration-related problem |
youth center at |
no registration card received |
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039268 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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Voter registered earlier this year. has not received information |
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041919 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
Hialeya |
Sent registration September 24. Never told about provisional
ballots option. Pll worker allowed to vote by
provisional ballot, but told that vote will not be counted. Nothing further
to do. |
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041963 |
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Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry |
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registered two months ago. never received her registration card. |
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042456 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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unsure if she can vote without voter
registration card. |
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044885 |
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Registration-related problem |
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registered to vote one year ago; worker said that not on
precinct list or on master list; |
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046222 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Her brother tried to vote. Registered several years ago,
changed. Was not on roll; demanded registration and ID. Is disabled; went
home. [P] |
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051108 |
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Registration-related problem |
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She and her boyfriend registered through DMV in 2003. She
believes they recived
voter registration cards, but when her boyfriend went to vote they told him
he wasn't registered. |
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053604 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter registered to vote in person with Mi Familia
Vota organization july of
2004 , at the west land mall, and never receive her
registration card . when she presented her ID card
at the precinct on nov. 2 her name did not appear
on the rolls, |
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053667 |
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Registration-related problem |
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I registered to vote outside wall-mart. when
I arrived to vote at my designated precinct I was told I could not vote in
this elections. I never received a voters
registration card. |
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053668 |
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Registration-related problem |
21ST COMMUNITY CENTER |
Voters name does not appear on record |
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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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053670 |
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Registration-related problem |
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The voter moved and submitted her change of address to the
election board, but is not on the rolls. |
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053672 |
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Registration-related problem |
LA CATEDRAL |
I was unable to vote because my name did not appear and I
registered to vote before the registration deadline |
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053683 |
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Other polling place problem |
15150 SW 47 Ave, |
voter did not received her new voters card
so she showed up at her old precinct. |
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053693 |
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Registration-related problem |
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She sent in registration form but was not on the list she has
voted before moved within the same bulding from one
apartment to another, has served jury duty but her name is not on any polling
list. |
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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. |
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053752 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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Voter didn't get her voting card. |
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053734 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Completed voter registration form in September 2004, received
all information back from Elections office saying the she needed to complete
social security number, she send back the form, and she never received the
card or any informacion back. She was not allowed
to vote at the precinct because she was no on the registration list. |
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053763 |
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Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry |
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Voter change address, he never received a voting card |
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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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053903 |
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Other |
EL |
Voter's name did not appear in the roster. |
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054079 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter registered 3 months ago but did not receive the card. |
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054083 |
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Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry |
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Voter failed to register her new address |
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054234 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter's name did not appear on the roll. |
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054345 |
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Registration-related problem |
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The voter moved within county and requested a change of address
at the DMV but it was not done. The voter was not in the roll. The poll
worker sent her to her former precinct. She is registered as a democrat. |
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055826 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered, but not on rolls. Had to vote by provisional ballot |
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058133 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered 2 months ago, but never got card & he's not on
the rolls. Voted provisionally. Is able to find out who registered him. |
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060779 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller registered on the internet 1 month ago, but did not
receive card |
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055821 |
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Registration-related problem |
El Palacido, |
Voter not on the registration register |
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058045 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter not on the rolls. She said she registered. Poll officer
determined that she failed to fill out social security # & driver's
license # on application. Therefore, denied her the ability to vote. |
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058322 |
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Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem |
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Went to one and they said that I was registered then I was told
to do a provisional ballot |