[Touchscreen default from Dem to Repub, Dirty Tricks in minority precincts
Polling Place Problems, Too few machines and major machine problems, especially in minority precincts, long lines,
polling place confusion, registration problems, provisional and absentee ballot problems] [Touchscreens able to
identify a person’s vote, violation of Georgia Constitution]
in minority precincts/Voters not informed of correct polling place/long lines/ many voters not allowed to vote/
suppression of minority voters/misinformation by officials and poll workers/voter intimidation]
http://www.flcv.com/claytong.html
Twiggs and
of
long lines at the polls)
Voters with Hispanic surnames challenged in 3
Gwinnett , Cobb and many other counties( Long lines and long delays determining voter eligibility due to inability to
communicate with state registration data base)
Touchscreen switching
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057930 |
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Machine problem Vote switching |
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Voter used 2nd machine from left. When she voted for |
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017705 |
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Machine problem |
unknown, |
someone
at church told his wife that voting
machine entered vote for wrong candidate (tried to vote for Kerry, the
machine registered a vote for Bush). He does not know any of the details or
where the polling place is located. |
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051167 |
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Machine problem |
Calvery Presbyterian Church; 76 Windy |
At |
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049209 |
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Machine problem |
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Voted Kerry -- pushed that button, jumped to Bush. Called for help; was able to remedy 2nd time also
went to option above, not the one voter selected, but she was able to vote as
she wanted in the end. |
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036180 |
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Machine problem |
North Clayton Middle School, 5517 W. Fayetteville Rd, College
Park, GA 30349, College Park, Clayton
County, Georgia |
Upon filling out her ballot (on touch-screen system), voter selected "Kerry" as part of
a straight-Democrat ticket, but it displayed
"Bush" instead. She called poll worker over to look at it, who
reset her ballot and had her re-do it entirely. This was successful. Upon
hearing her make a commotion in line about it, another voter ahead of her
reported the same problem. |
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Dirty Tricks
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038785 |
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Polling place inquiry; Other polling place problem |
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Wrong station, sent flyer in mail stated |
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038996 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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Got flyer in mail that said she was supposed to go to a
different place |
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057934 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Flyer was left on door promoting a false polling place |
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041413 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registration at his High School apparently never submitted. He
along with many other students registered at |
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Polling place problems
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028931 |
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Long lines; Other polling place problem |
Oak Knowl Elementary, |
Exceedingly long lines with only 10 polling booths and approx.
10 poll workers |
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030007 |
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Long lines |
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Long lines, hundreds, 12 booths, one disabled stations, 10
workers |
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042725 |
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Long lines |
Tri-Cities H.S., |
The poll workers would only let the voters to into booths in the
numerical order in which they entered. This was causing long lines because at
any one time up to 5 of the 7 booths were empty because of the way people
were finishing or checking in. For example, if person #15 was having trouble
(id problem or something) then no one behind him would be allowed to vote
because they had a higher number. Many people became frustrated and left
because it was causing a two hour wait when only about 50 people in line. |
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047985 |
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Long lines; Other polling place problem |
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4 booths at polling places. Long lines. WAs
told that there weren't more booths b/c Sect. of State believes blacks don't
vote |
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032565 |
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Long lines; Other polling place problem |
Murphy Candler, |
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037133 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Very long line, some people telling precinct 21 has shorter
line, lots of polling machines unused, no signs to show which line is which |
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041964 |
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Machine problem |
OIR, |
All machines not working. Only 4 machines working at 8; |
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015375 |
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Voter Intimidation; Machine problem; Long lines; Polling place
inquiry; Other polling place problem |
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Early voting polling place has multiple problems: 1) VERY long
lines-- MORE THAN A TWO HOUR WAIT!!!!!! Caller told that election officials
were not prepared for volume. 2) Electronic voting machines could not connect
with the Secretary of State's office. 3)Officials told caller that NO POLL
WORKERS were allowed for early voting |
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029689 |
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Long lines; Other polling place problem |
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Too few poll workers, just two people, line around the block (,
eight machinesnot enough voting machines) |
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030822 |
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Machine problem Long lines |
Fire Station No. 8, 1711 Marietta Blvd. NW, Atlanta, 30318,
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia |
Six voting machines, two machines crashed, five or six people voted,
then machines crashed |
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049684 |
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Machine problem |
Hammerton Rec. Ctr, |
Said machines are broken and would not provide ballots. Told
voters to return back at |
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057427 |
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Machine problem |
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Voter informed that one of the 8 machines was not working |
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047981 |
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Long lines; Other |
murphy candler
elementary school , |
There from |
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057485 |
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Machine problem Long lines |
Conley Hills Elementary, |
One voting machine is not working, has been shut down. Longer
waits for everyone |
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057490 |
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Machine problem |
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After casting vote, machine said bollot
was cancelled because machine couldn't read card. Voter just happened to notice
that and machine kicked card out. He was able to revote but is concerned that
other voters may not have noticed if machine said "ballot
cancelled." Machine right in front of waiting line. |
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058351 |
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Machine problem |
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all machines are not working |
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058696 |
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Other |
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Waits of 4 hours - only 8 machines in polling place-by end of
day, waits were less. |
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033839 |
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Machine problem |
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Machine kept his card after he cast his ballot - they assure him
it was OK, is it? |
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037546 |
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Machine problem |
Margaret Mitchell Elementary, |
Voter told to use demo machine. |
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040239 |
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Machine problem |
D H |
Electronic voting machines were not charged up; plugged them in
and got them up to 85%; meanwhile they allowed voters to vote by paper ballot
and when they started the lines to do that, the poll workers told them that
if they had voted in the last election and now were voting by paper ballot,
their paper ballots would not count. |
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033713 |
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Machine problem; Insufficient number of ballots Long lines |
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Rejecting smart cards one machine is down, eight machines |
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041092 |
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Machine problem |
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Went to the polls, used the machine, cast her ballot, pushed the
green button to finalize her ballot -- she got a message on the voting
machine stating that the "ERROR ON |
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044963 |
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Machine problem |
Redan Middle School, 1775 Young Rd, Lithonia,
GA, 30058, Dekalb County, Georgia |
Voted and went to scroll down but couldn't. Asked for assistance
--poll worker tried and couldn't. In process of trying, the machine
automatically cast ballot. Voter not ready to cast ballot. Calibration
problem? |
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047986 |
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Other |
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Voted this morning. Her husband went in the afternoon and told
the poll worker that his name should be under his wife's name. Husband was
told his wife had not voted. Caller is concerned that her vote was not
counted. |
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038398 |
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Other polling place problem |
Stonewall Tell Elementry, |
Cutting trees; blocking access to polling place; talked with
poll worker and was told that they couldn't do anything about it. She and her
husband were able to vote but there were several other vehicles that couldn't
even get into the polling area. |
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038429 |
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Voter Intimidation; Long lines |
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Stood in line for 3.5 hrs.; arrived at |
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032565 |
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Long lines; Other polling place problem |
Murphy Candler, |
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Registration/Provisional ballot problem/Polling Place Confusion
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017041 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Called Voter Registration for |
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058257 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Voter on list but at wrong polling place, told because she had
changed name so told she needed to go to another place. She had not moved. |
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050203 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Was told she was not on list to vote or registered. She called
E-P and was confirmed to vote at listed precinct. She and her fiance registered together at West End Mall; he was on
list but she was not. No calls were made to confirm her status, she was told
to go home [by poll workers]. |
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057380 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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registered with card but was not
on list. Was told that she could not vote provisional ballot, that what she
heard on TV was wrong. |
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033659 |
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Identification-related problem; Long lines |
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Arrived at polling place at 5:30mam to vote and waited until |
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037716 |
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Registration-related problem |
Meadowview Elementary, Atlant, |
Had voter registeration card with her,
wanted to vote, photo i.d. had different address in
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040461 |
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Identification-related problem |
Whitefoord Elem,
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Had govt. id and legible copy of driver's license--would not let
in polling place with ID presented |
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043139 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter not notified of new polling location; went to old polling
place (McPherson Library at |
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043500 |
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Registration-related problem |
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wife regsistered by mail together
before October 4; did not receive confirmation; not on list at the polling
station; polling workers refuse to call registrar to check if she is on the
master lists; poll workers refuse to let her vote with provisional ballot |
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048324 |
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Registration-related problem |
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, |
Registration card identified precinct to which he traveled, only
to be told that he was registered to vote at a different precinct. |
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048416 |
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Other |
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Not allowed to vote at Southside Comprehensive High. Went to
Youth Education Town Bldg 5685 Hill ST. Lots of people not notified of
polling place change. Waiting in line long time then told could not vote
there. |
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048501 |
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Other polling place problem; Other |
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WAited in line for 2 hours at this polling place
and was told by a poll worker that she was in the correct place based on the
voter registration card that she presented. However, once she got to th efront of th eline, she was told to go to
her new voting precinct, which is Crossroads Presbyterian Church-- |
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048512 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
mosley park, |
Polling official would not allow individual to vote by
provisional ballot. Registered in different precinct. Pollworker
KICKED OUT voter & |
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049576 |
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Other polling place problem |
GRADY HIGH SCHOOL MOVED TO PARK TAVERN, |
POLLING PLACE LOCATION CHANGED |
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049746 |
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Voter Intimidation; Other polling place problem |
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Polling Place manager Told him he had to send a copy of his
social security card after he registered. Was turned away from the polls. He
was registered and on the roll. [P] |
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050531 |
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Early closing |
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ARRIVED AT |
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051262 |
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Registration-related problem; Problem based on student status |
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Not on GA registration list even though she and a fellow student
are registered to vote. Not offered provisional ballot. She was in her
correct voting precinct. |
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057321 |
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Other polling place problem |
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057328 |
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Identification-related problem; Other polling place problem |
Carey Reynolds Elementary, |
Voter (at wrong polling place?) inquired about IDs other than
driver's license. |
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057354 |
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Registration-related problem |
Skyland Methodist, |
Voter wasn't on the rolls and was refused a provisional ballot.
We went in to the polling place with her and showed the poll workers the |
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057386 |
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Voter Intimidation |
Chamblee Vocational/ |
Dekalb Co. Police Patrol police officer set up
camp in front of polling location. Car #584, LN# 128868 |
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057407 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Registered by internet, received registration card postmarked |
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057419 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Confused about where her polling place was located |
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057441 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Parked police car in fenced off sectioin.
2 officers went inside to check on polling place. |
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057446 |
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Other polling place problem |
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voter was not notified that her polling place
had been changed to |
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057468 |
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Registration-related problem; Other polling place problem |
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Voter registration card listed ppolling
place as " |
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057539 |
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Other |
Skyland United |
Three voters exiting polling place complained about having
church promotion material (attached) handed to them as they entered |
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057563 |
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Other polling place problem |
Cross |
Designated polling place was changed without her
knowledge/permission, while her husband's polling place is still the same.
Has had no change of address. Lives in same house as husband, who is on list
to vote here ( |
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057801 |
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Other polling place problem |
Cross Keys/Woodward, |
Voter 1st went to Woodward to vote, was told Cross Keys was his
polling place. At Cross Keys was told Woodward was his polling place |
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057803 |
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Other |
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Voter stated that she registered to vote in DeKalb
Co. on |
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057929 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Voter was told that his polling place had changed to Flat Shores
Elementary. He had not received advanced notice of this. |
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057934 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Flyer was left on door promoting a false polling place |
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057936 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Voter redirected to old polling place, old polling place
redirected her to new polling place after waiting two hours. Voter went back
to new polling place. |
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058272 |
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Other |
GA, |
Poll manager attempted to require Election Protection volunteers
to remain 150 feet from perimeter of propery, not
building. [P] |
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058287 |
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Registration-related problem |
Flat Shoals Elementary, |
Note: She was not allowed to vote at this polling place because
she had moved w/in last 6 mos. w/in the county but had not changed her
address. The poll worker told her she could not vote and did not refer her to
her old precinct. |
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058491 |
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Other |
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Polling places across the street from each other-people
confused-the poll workers figured out a way to get people to right precinct
at about |
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058696 |
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Other |
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Waits of 4 hours - only 8 machines in polling place |
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Election
officials in Twigg and Hancock counties had
early-morning difficulties programming the correct ballots into some of their
systems. The encoders built into the balky systems "were still encoded for
the primaries, and they hadn't been updated," http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3742
Failure
to provide a list of early voters to
Ideally,
precincts have one machine for every 150 to 190 active voters, according to
state officials and the vendor of the touch-screen units.
Minority
Voter Suppression
Three
white residents in rural
In
two
County
process violated Georgia Constitution
Advance
voters are linked to their votes by a ballot number assigned to both their
ballot and their ballot application. This violation of the Georgia Constitution
occurred in the primary and is occurring again in the general election http://www.votersunite.org/info/content/mess-up_102504.asp
workers struggled to communicate with the state voter
registration database. The problem had to do with a