Ohio, Franklin County, source: Election Incident Report System(EIRS)

http://eirs.cs.net:8080/EIRS_WEB/Reporting/displayUSReport.do

Security Problems

1264

Polling Place Problem

Franklin

Ohio

Franklin Alternate Middle School

When poll monitor arrived, there were police & security at polling place; was informed that there was a break-in situation at the location; legal call to BOE informed them of the situation for the first time & they were going to call the poll workers to try to determine the problem; poll monitor called again because he was told that the polls would open late because of the break-in and would not be open until 7am.

Dirty Tricks/Suppression

5774

Other Problem

Franklin

Ohio

No

Received automated phone message from Reform America (reformamerica.com) stating that she should vote but provided an incorrect polling place in the wrong zip code.

Franklin

Student Voter Suppression

5280	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	No	She is a student, with Drivers license a parent's address but voting at school address. She reported that she (and a number of other students at this precinct and one other that she knows of) were required to use PB because drivers license address did not match voting address.
3182	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	No	Voter called because she had to cast a provisional ballot at the precinct on campus, because although she registered to vote at her dorm, she was told that she could not vote a regular ballot because her driver's license address was her home and primary address.

Machine Problems/Switching/Compilers

Franklin

5579	Voter Intimidation Problem Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	CW Senior Center	Yes	caller was at polling place at 6:30; made selections for first office and he got an error message; when he made 2nd selection, told he cancelled vote; error screen told him he couldn't vote; poll worker hassled him; told him he did something wrong; screen changed his vote as he looked at it; told that machine was messed up; told that they would get hold of him but he never voted;
	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Indianola Church of Christ	No	Voted for one candidate but reviewed ballot and noticed that machine had recorded vote for a different candidate.
3480	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Scottish Corners Elementary School	Yes	Electronic voting machine refused to register vote for several candidates and one of the issues; machine also cancelled a vote for one candidate, which had to be re-input
3215	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Northwest Career Center	Yes	Voted one way, but machine marked another name. Pollworker helped. Took him 3x and 1/2 hour to get his vote counted correctly
2510	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Worthington Park Elementry	Yes	Issues with touch screen voting. Tried voting for one candidate, another one came up (caller was voting democrat & republican came up). Had to cancel and re try a few more times. Happend for 2-3 other candidates. Check box system. Also a ballot initiative (amendment #5). Poll worker came over to help void that one. Not responding correctly--new machines. Said something at the polling place, no one was concerned about issue. Caller worried that there are ppl who might not notice the issue
1723	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Little Turtle Fire Station	Yes	Voter tried to vote for one candidate for Secretary of State and the machine automatically switched the vote to the other candidate. He finally got the correct vote entered after numerous attempts and help from a poll worker and the head of the precinct.

Machine Problems/Glitches

5573	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	East Point Christian Church	No	caller and wife overheard poll workers saying that they used the wrong color cartridge for touch screen machines. Apparently supposed to se blue but they used yellow all morning - one poll worker told caller that he wasn't sure if votes would count. another poll worker told caller votes would count but it would "mess them up at the end of the day" (caller did not know what that meant).
4777	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	Westervill 2B -- Vote reported was twice the actual (would be 99 % voting). Other precincts appear to have significant undervotes. Columbus 7F, 16C, and 26B. E.g., only 12 votes recorded in 7F.
1705	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Franklin Alternative Middle School	Yes	No voting equipment working at the site.
1401	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Hudson Elementary School	Yes	Voter reported that she tried to go back to review her vote -- and to change one and the machine would not let her go back

Franklin County. Five of the 19 iVotronic machines in four precincts were inoperable for at least part of Election Day

http://www.guvwurld.org/Election%20Reform/Rady%20Ananda%20-%20Election%20Observation%20Report%20OH%20-%2011-9-06.pdf

Malfeasance and Polling Place Problems(Suppression and Provisionals)

5519	Voter Intimidation Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	Voters on line were told they would not be able to vote by provisional ballot. Also other intimidation factors.
5600	Registration Problem Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Crum Park Rec. Center	No	Caller has been an election official for 8 years. She reports that 90 percent of the voters in her precinct were not on the list and had to vote PBs. Most of these voters had been long-time voters and had voted in the primary. Even the Republican judges, she said, thought it did not make sense. There were 38 PBs. One official, when asked about ballot measures, would give his opinion on the merits of the measure. They have inadequate space for voting as a result there were people standing in the rain waiting to vote.
	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Mayfair Senior Home	Yes	multiple requests for i.d.'s; many people requested to complete provisional ballots; many not allowed to
4777	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	Westervill 2B -- Vote reported was twice the actual (would be 99 % voting). Other precincts appear to have significant undervotes. Columbus 7F, 16C, and 26B. E.g., only 12 votes recorded in 7F.
4574	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Indianola Church of Christ	Yes	-Voter had been flagged and was told she had to vote provisionally even though she had correct id at polling place.
4566	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Indianola Church of Christ	Yes	Polling workers misinformed on identification requirements; forced voters to vote provisionally
5519	Voter Intimidation Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	Voters on line were told they would not be able to vote by provisional ballot. Also other intimidation factors.
5466	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Tuttle Creek Recreation Center	No	name on book, had Ohio state ID had voted in district, voter registration form was sent back and so told couldn't vote. happened at 7pm
	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	Caller said that polling place was requiring two types of ID.
5638	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Ohio State University	No	Turning away people without information. Two people sitting next to each other giving conflicting information
4549	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Maple Grove United Methodist Church	Yes	-Voter showed up w/a driver's license (w/former address) + current utility bill; was refused a vote. Poll Worker didn't check to see if she was on the registration list.
4112	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Model Cities Building	No	Voter reported that polls opened late (6:45 ish) and then at 10 when she went to vote the front door of the building was locked. The front door is the one that is accessible, close to parking, and has always been open before. No signage to tell people to go to the back. She also reported that Franklin alternative school was robbed sunday night and they weren't letting people in that polling place on time either and people were scared away by police presence there (second hand info)
4078	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Maple Grove United Methodist Church	No	He was told could not use Ohio drivers license with old address on it. He voted provisional ballot instead.
3826	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	When addresses did not match between identification and voter rolls citizen was either not allowed to vote or voted provisional
3588	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Innis Elementary School	No	Voter originally went to correct polling location (83-F); poll workers there sent voter to 56-D; voter had to return to 83F.
3518	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		Yes	Insufficient signage directing voters to polling place
3386	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		Yes	Witness said all voters being asked for SSN last 4 digits
	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	was told that ohio license was not sufficient b/c it did not have current address
3289	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	Presented valid passport. Was not preprinted with voter's address. Voter turned away
3163	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	St Andrews United Method church	No	Voter was improperly advised that address on dvr license needed to match registered address
3116	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	clinton heights lutheran church	No	man on line gave military id and was told it was not accepted. He then went to get his drives license. Ms. Pfifer then complained to the poll worker that she was incorrect and she could not get anyone in charge at the polling location to handle the situation and ensure that poll workers know what they are doing.
3089	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Innis Elementary School	No	many voters are in the right polling place but being told their names aren't on the rolls.
2829	Registration Problem Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		Yes	Voter changed address prior to election day. She was sent a "yellow card" for confimation. Whe she went to the poll, seh was made to vote a provisional ballot because her name was not on the roll.
2814	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Innis Elementary School	Yes	Voter went to the wrong precinct; poll workers there sent them to this precinct, but they were not on the voting register; there have been a total of 6 such incidents at this precinct so far today
2487	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Linden Branch Library	Yes	Voter was told by poll workers that he had to vote by provisional ballot because his address had changed
2250	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Tuttle Park Rec Center	Yes	Has been voting in same precinct for 3 years, made him use provisional ballot b/c he was listed as "non-deliverable." Has his driver's license. Poll workers said there was nothing they could do about it. Many other voters had same problem, were directed to use provisional ballots.
2191	Polling Place Problem Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio	South High School	Yes	Voter's name was flagged because notice returned to BOE. Voter went to correct polling place. Voter's name on ID matched voter's address listed in poll book. Voter instructed to use provisional ballot.
2055	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Linden Branch Library	Yes	Voter's old address was in the voting register; her valid OH drivers license has her current address; voter did fill out and submit a change of address form, but the register had not been updated (she voted at the same location last year); poll workers made her vote on a provisional ballot because the addresses on the license and register did not match.
2033	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Church of God of Prophecy	No	Voter went to the same precinct that she had been going to for 15 years. She waited for 25 minutes. Was then told her precinct had been changed from 66-D to 66-F. Given the long lines for 66-F, voter left and did not vote. She did not receive any notice of precinct change.
	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Christ Fellowship Church	No	Voter was required to vote via provisional ballot because her driver's license did not show a current address.
1997	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Main Street Elementary School	No	Caller was told that her name was flagged and that she had to vote by provisional ballot, although she was not told why her name was flagged or why she had to vote by provisional ballot. Caller moved recently into mother's home, but move was within same precinct. Voter submitted the provisional ballot.
1990	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Maple Grove United Methodist Church	Yes	Poll workers are having voters vote on provisional ballots when the address on their valid OH drivers license does not match their current address.
1972	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Indian Ola Church of Christ	No	Poll workers required voted to vote via provisional ballot because voter's license showed an old address.
1833	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Indiola Church of Christ	No	Individual from Columbus League of Young Voters called to inform that voters were required to vote provisionally because driver's license had wrong address. She spoke to the poll workers there and tried to explain the law correctly but they informed her that they were trained otherwise and would not act contrary to their training.
1856	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Chapman Elementary	No	Voter told to vote provisionally where driver's license did not show current address
1804	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Blackburn Recreation Center	Yes	Correct Address to school but it is not the entrance to the polling place which is actually on another street.
1552	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		Yes	Voter moved over a year ago and voted in the polling place for the primaries. When went to vote today the poll worker immediately asked for ID. When she showed a valid driver's license, it had an old address on it. She also showed a utility bill with the proper address but was not allowed to vote. The poll workers did not check the registration list for her name but immediately ushered her to the provisional ballot line. She voted provisionally. She was given a phone number/"receipt" but not told what it was for or that she could check to see if her vote was counted.
1532	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Columbus Firehouse #6	Yes	Voting machine ran out of paper at 7:30 am; rather than install new paper, the poll workers shut down the machine. (This location serves 2 precincts.)
1468	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Bexley High School	No	Voter stated that 2 of 5 machines were not functioning and that she had to wait 55 minutes to vote.
1466	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		Yes	Only 1 of the 6 machines at her polling location in Precinct 25 were working.
	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Linden Branch Library	Yes	Voter presented a valid OH drivers license; the voter's current address and the address on the license did not match; poll workers forced the voter to vote a provisional ballot
1414	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Gladstone Elementary School	Yes	Uncooperative poll worker told woman that she was not on the list; another poll worker stepped in & was able to find her on the list
1405	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	Polling site not open; there are no signs instructing voters of a new location
1339	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Living Faith Church	Yes	As of 6:50 am only 2 out of 6 machines working; lines out the door; poll workers unorganized & didn't even know voters had to sign the register; no one took tickets before voters entered the voting booth.
1310	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		Yes	There are 6 machines and only 1 of them is working. She is waiting in a line of voters and they have been waiting for 20 minutes.
1289	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		Yes	Person called and said voting machines were not working.
1272	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Robert Frost Elementary School	No	2 districts voting at this location: Dist. 1A machines are running, 2A's are not. Lines are backed up.
5814	Polling Place Problem Other Problem Idenitity Inquiry Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Minerva Park	Yes	Was not allowed to vote with a passport that had his current address.
5615	Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Covenant Presbyterian Church	No	Poll workers not letting people vote without OH drivers license with current address. Caller went to election judge and was able to vote but had to fight
5307	Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Franklin Alt MS	No	Poll did not open on time
5305	Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Maple Grove United Methodist	No	Voter has drivers license with incorrect address. He was on the rolls. He had no bill or anything with current address. He did have ss# but they made him vote provisionally
5302	Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio	S High School	No	No Notice, Last Polling at S. High showed up, Location to Freebis no notice
5287	Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Innis Rd Elem	Yes	Voter registered last year, received confirmation name not on rolls Voter said pollworker did not "look very long" for her name
3200	Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio		Yes	Sent to three different locations.
2191	Polling Place Problem Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio	South High School	Yes	Voter's name was flagged because notice returned to BOE. Voter went to correct polling place. Voter's name on ID matched voter's address listed in poll book. Voter instructed to use provisional ballot
	Registration Problem Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio	WHITEHALL YEARLING HIGH SCHOOL	Yes	Caller was told that name was not on voter registration list. Caller moved about 2 years ago (in same county) and changed voter registration address when she changed her Ohio driver's license address and also at the grocery store when workers were taking information. Caller followed-up with Board of Elections and was told that she was still registered under her old address. At poll, worker told caller that she had to complete a provisional ballot - would not permit her to vote by regular ballot, despite steps taken by caller to ensure voter registration address was correct. Furthermore, despite fact that call provided Ohio driver's license and social security #, poll worker required call to sign provisional ballot indicating that no form of ID was required and poll worker advised caller that she would have to go to the Board of Election within 10 days to complete attestation to make sure vote was counted.
1669	Other Problem Idenitity Inquiry Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Innis Elementary School	No	Voter had valid OH identification. Instructed to vote provisionally because addresses did not match.
1439	Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	Person was present at correct polling place with proper identification and was required to vote by provisional ballot for unknown reason. Voter was shown the roll of voters which contained typed notice near the signature that he must vote by provisional ballott. Voter had registered as a Democrat since the last election. Voter is concerned that he was required to vote via provisional ballot, rather than regular ballot.

Long Lines

2502	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Worthington Estates Elementary School	Yes	3 out of 5 machines are down; a voter reported standing in line from 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM before being able to vote.
	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Huber Ridge Elementary	No	2 machines down
1983	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Worthington Estates Grade School	No	Voter reports that there are 2 machines for the 2 wards which vote at the Worthington Estates Grade School location. One line is 20-30 deep (people are leaving) and the other has no wait.
1382	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Franklin Alternative MIddle School	Yes	Precinct 55A - polling place did not open at 6:30; polling workers told that it wouldn't open for at least an hour - 7supposedly a break-in last night
1346	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	Caller reported that no voting machines at polling place were working.
4289	Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	she has been voting in the same place for 5 years, no ID problems etc. but had to wait for 2 hours to vote and sent her to wrong line.

Absentee Ballot Problems

Received AB, not requested

3207

Absentee Ballot Inquiry Registration Problem

Franklin

Ohio

Received an absentee ballot in the mail, but did not request one. Voter tried to call BOE, but did not get through.

Requested AB but vote on election day provisionally

3101	Absentee Problem Registration Problem Polling Place Problem	Franklin Ohio	south high school		Voter did not request absentee ballot and said they had not voted one. Voter instructed to use provisional because poll workers thought voter had already voted via absentee.
5581	Absentee Problem	Franklin	Ohio		not totally clear what happened, but voter had a problem with his absentee ballot - poll workers made him bring in his absentee ballot on election day and turn it in?
5532	Absentee Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Meshiah Church	Has not moved since registering, but was sent an absentee ballot, although she did not request one. She went to register in person and was on the list, but they made her use a provisional ballot regardless.
5116	Absentee Problem Registration Problem Registration Inquiry Problem	Franklin	Ohio	South High School	voter is registered and has voted in general elections before. Her name was not on register. She received white card mailer no more than six weeks ago.
685	Absentee Ballot Inquiry	Franklin	Ohio		Didn't receive his ballot and wanted to file a complaint
598	Absentee Ballot Inquiry	Franklin	Ohio		Question regarding absentee voting for hospitalized voter (call came from America Votes volunteer).
735	Absentee Ballot Inquiry	Franklin	Ohio		Caller requested absentee ballot and never received it. Calling to find out what to do and how to vote.

Possible Misfeasance or Malfeasance

3373	Absentee Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Did not receive absentee ballot in the mail.
3315	Absentee Ballot Inquiry Absentee Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Requested Absentee ballot; did not receive one
1071	Absentee Ballot Inquiry	Franklin	Ohio	Has not yet received absentee ballot
1040	Absentee Ballot Inquiry Polling Place Inquiry Problem	Franklin Ohio	ROSEMORE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Voter had requested absentee ballot that hadn't arrived.
3315	Absentee Ballot Inquiry Absentee Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Requested Absentee ballot; did not receive one
1123	Absentee Ballot Inquiry Polling Place Inquiry Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Moved, Wanted to vote absentee, and know polling place
1042	Absentee Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Voter and her husband requested absentee ballots for both this and the May primary. This time, voter said she had to call BOE three times before they finally sent the request card. Has still not received absentee ballot. Voter is blind and has diabetes. She also said that her friends who all requested ballots received them.
3181	Absentee Ballot Inquiry Absentee Problem Registration Problem Registration Inquiry Problem	Franklin	Ohio	She recently changed address. Went to get absentee ballot last week and was told registration address change did not occur on time.
74	Absentee Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Caller and husband moved to new county about three months ago; caller mailed voter registration forms for herself and her husband the middle of October; caller received voter registration cards for herself and her husband; caller mailed requests for absentee ballots in late October; husband received his absentee ballot; caller received a letter returning her absentee ballot application and stating that she was not registered to vote, despite that caller had received voter registration card; caller called the board of election to inquire about her application for absentee ballot had been rejected, since she has a valid voter registration; board of election personnel told caller that it was "too late" that they were processing applications that they already had and, according to caller, was mean.
3181	Absentee Ballot Inquiry Absentee Problem Registration Problem Registration Inquiry Problem	Franklin	Ohio	She recently changed address. Went to get absentee ballot last week and was told registration address change did not occur on time.

Registration Problem/Possible Misfeasance

5668	Registration Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	Gave her a provisional ballot. Advised of an address change a long time ago. First time: Whetstone Recreational Center. DIdn't know address/name, wasn't listed (she located address on BOE website). They look up her precinct and sent her to a different location: Columbus Fire Hous, 3001 North Meigh STreet, Columbus, OH, precinct 20C. Neither place had her name on the list.
5600	Registration Problem Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Crum Park Rec. Center	No	Caller has been an election official for 8 years. She reports that 90 percent of the voters in her precinct were not on the list and had to vote PBs. Most of these voters had been long-time voters and had voted in the primary. Even the Republican judges, she said, thought it did not make sense. There were 38 PBs. They have inadequate space for voting as a result there were people standing in the rain waiting to vote.
4576	Polling Place Problem Polling Place Inquiry Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Urban Academy	Yes	Received about 15 calls from voters who had been misdirected by a notice (or lack of notice) when polling location had in fact changed; no notice provided by bd of election; EJF volunteers posted signs and had voters call us to check new location.
3348	Polling Place Inquiry Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	Voter said polling place moved and she was not notified of change. Was told to vote by provisional ballot, and she did so
354	Polling Place Inquiry Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	Not on roll. Did not receive a notice from Board of Elections of where to vote this year. No move occurred and she voted last year, so should be on the rolls.

ID Problems

3399	Idenitity Inquiry Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Tremont Elementary	No	Voter witnesses pollwrkers telling people driver's license not valid where did not have current address
3335	Idenitity Inquiry Problem	Franklin	Ohio		No	Polling place location not accepting ID's that should be accepted (i.e. paycheck stub) and not enough poll workers at the polling place location
3209	Idenitity Inquiry Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Woodward Recreation Center	No	Caller is upset with new Ohio ID requirements. He doesn't like that his government issued ID must have his current address on it

Ballot Problems

5309	Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio		Did not see Pryce-Kilroy on votes or Mik, Routty or Brown County ...illegible
5303	Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Southmoon Middle	Kilroy not on ballot
1725	Other Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Moler Elementary School	Caller believes not all candidates were on ballot. (electronic voting machine). She said Deborah Price and Mary-Jo Kilroy were absent from the ballot. Did not contact a poll worker about it.
5573	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	East Point Christian Church	voter was concerned that one Franklin County race did not appear on the ballot - the two candidates running for the particular race are Debra Price and Marj Jo Kilroy.
5449	Polling Place Problem	Franklin	Ohio	Blackburn Recreation Ctr	problem with Mary Jo Kilroy / Barbara Price election on electronic machines. Voter's sister had same problem at South High School polling place