reduce minority vote through registrations, absentees, provisionals, student voting problems)
Additional documentation at end of reports
Dirty Tricks
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054304 |
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Voter Intimidation |
cincinatti, |
acorn.org left signs at voters apartments telling
them their precinct was #9a, when actually 9c. |
|
041787 |
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Other |
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Misleading information: Caller reported receiving a misleading
flyer (w/ printed map) instructing the caller to go vote at "Little
Sisters of the Poor" at |
|
058645 |
|
Voter Intimidation |
|
ACORN flyer gives wrong precinct info. wrong
address - woods edge pt. 1171 towne st. ward 7 precinct 3. right address is 1501 |
|
033119 |
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Other |
Condomiums, |
Phone call telling wrong polling place,got
voice mail telling her that voting place was changed to Presbyterian Church
on Oakdale - place does not exist, live voice, gave consent to have FBI
contact her. |
Misinformation/malfeasance in minority precincts
|
053997 |
|
Registration-related problem |
God's |
Board of Elections
provided wrong voting location on voter registration card. She (senior
citizen) was turned away. She went home, phoned the board, was
given new location. She went there and was able to vote. It was the same
situation with her son Ivan Jones. |
|
054002 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
the contact person was the witness. the voter, a young black male, went to precinct location
listed on his newly acquired voter reg card (which
he had with him) and was informed he was at the wrong location, i.e. election
board told him to go to the wrong place on his card. witness
overheard and intervened and found out the correct location and the voter had
to drive to the corect precinct. the incident took
place at the precinct whose HQ was at |
|
054216 |
|
Voter Intimidation; Long lines; Other |
|
1. Turned away after waiting to vote - told to go elewhere (though she'd always voted there); was with
daughter (first time voter) who was not turned away. When she got to second
polling place, they sent her back to Clifton Ave. Waited again and again
insulted by poll worker (community resident who has drinking problem and was
shouting at people). She left furious and said she'd never vote again after
all this. I went back with her -- non-partisan helped her vote as she
requested and "presiging judge" was
finally helpful. 2. Three precincts in one building without clear greeter so
people found themselves in wrong lines. Lines were long and machines jammed.
At least three voters left while we were there and others had left earlier
because lines were too long |
|
058718 |
|
Identification-related problem |
chinese church - mt.
healthy, |
complaint - poll official said name not in book. checked in wrong page before she insited
poll worker go to correct page. same happened to her neighbor |
|
051536 |
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Other ballot-related problem; Other polling place problem |
Corry ville public library,4508 vine
street, |
Always votes at same location. this
year, two precincts at the location. she consulted the master list (one of 2
sets) for precnict d, where they could find heer name, said "you must be in precinct k; at k she
was asked for address, there thye check their book ; said her address was not on it, go to d. at d they
check her address, which was on the list even though her name wasn't. She was
asked to fill out a yellow envelope (w/ precinct d on the outside) with her
name and address, then she voted in a machine and put her completed voting
card into the yellow envelope and they put it in the regular box. when she
got home, she found her reg. card which said precinct k. she went bac, showed them her card at (7:15 pm after polls closed,
they said "oops" one worker muttered "everybody was using that
list" Called board of elections to see if her card was right, list was
wrong. the democratic monitor had her fill out a form to document the mistake. |
|
054216 |
|
Voter Intimidation; Long lines; Other |
|
1. Turned away after waiting to vote - told to go elewhere (though she'd always voted there); was with
daughter (first time voter) who was not turned away. When she got to second
polling place, they sent her back to Clifton Ave. Waited again and again
insulted by poll worker (community resident who has drinking problem and was
shouting at people). She left furious and said she'd never vote again after
all this. I went back with her -- non-partisan helped her vote as she
requested and "presiging judge" was
finally helpful |
|
050917 |
|
Other polling place problem |
|
Caller said that poll workers were turning voters away randomly.
Also, poll workers appeared to be illiterate. |
|
053813 |
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Other |
Howard Johnson's, |
Caller statest that blacks separated
from whites in line and ballots placed in separate boxes. |
|
053969 |
|
Registration-related problem |
firehouse #5, |
he was registered by
canvassers. his niece was there and was told someone
would come to his house to help him vote. board of
elections doesn't have his name. he is housebound. board of elections reported that Acorn and other groups
were doing false registrations, they were going to give his niece an absentee
ballot, but his name wasn't on the list. |
Machine problems
|
047691 |
|
Machine problem |
|
Caller said that a piece of glass backing prevented his vote for Kerry This was the only candidate that was
blocked by the glass. When he retured later, a poll
worker about it, the glass had been changed to not impeade
the Kerry vote |
|
058797 |
|
Identification-related problem |
|
Plexi-glass obstructs punching Kerry/Edwards in machine |
|
typo |
|
Machine problem Long lines |
Inteqrit Hall (2081) |
Three machines down for about an hour |
|
typo |
|
Machine problem Long lines |
|
3 of 6 machines are not working and the lines are getting long
(about 60 people) |
|
typo |
|
Machine problem |
|
Machine didn't poke tabs out on card. |
|
typo |
|
Other Long lines |
Blume Jr. High School, |
A voter who regularly votes at this polling place says that
although they usually have 8 machines, this year that have only 6 and that
this could create long lines. |
|
typo |
|
Machine problem Long lines |
Cinci, |
Voting moving slowly. Only 3 machines at this precinct. |
|
typo |
|
Voter Intimidation; Long lines; Other |
|
Three precincts in one
building without clear greeter so people found themselves in wrong lines.
Lines were long and machines jammed. At least three voters left while we were
there and others had left earlier because lines were too long. An EP lawyer
came and talked to "presiding judge" who calmed things down. A
Kerry lawyer got someone to fix voting machines. |
|
typo |
|
Long lines |
Metro Station Office, cinci, |
2 women entered at |
|
typo |
|
Machine problem |
cincinatti, |
broken machine |
|
typo |
|
Machine problem |
cincinatti, |
3 of 10 machines broken |
|
typo |
|
Machine problem |
cincinatti, |
2 of the 5 voting machines are not functioning. One machine has
a broken stylus, preventing ballots from being removed. The other machine has
a flashing light. Lines are light at this point (2-3 people). About 5 min.
wait. |
|
typo |
|
Machine problem |
|
3 of 4 machines are working. continuing
problems with stylus on voting machines, which keep breaking. poll workers
are saying that they may have to begin using paper clips |
|
typo |
|
Machine problem |
jerriel baptist
church, cincinatti, |
light out on machine. polling place unwilling
to use |
|
typo |
|
Machine problem Long lines |
taft high school, cincinatti,
|
only one voting machine working, lines are an hour
long. boe notified; one
working machine one broken. |
|
typo |
|
Machine problem Long lines |
taft high school, cincinatti,
|
voters state that there are usually 4 machines
here; now there are 2 and one is broken. |
|
typo |
|
Machine problem |
|
Shutdown one fo the machines at |
|
typo |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem; Other ballot-related problem |
Garden Park Fellowship Hall, Cincinnatti,
|
Holes on Absentee Ballot are Reversed from Holes on voting booth
ballot. [On the] Absentee [ballot] 7 = Bush; on the [ballot] machine 7 =
Kerry. [gs: this might
result in widespread miscounting of absentee ballots, if counters assumed the
hole number was the same when counting ballots and absentee ballots ?] [This
form was in the |
|
typo |
|
Insufficient number of ballots; Long lines |
Bond Hill Neighborhood, |
Polling place ran out of ballots. Been calling Board of
Elections for over an hour. Also long lines |
|
053952 |
|
Long lines |
615 |
Miscellaneous voter complaints/comments: Long lines caused some
to leave - most said they would return later. Long lines due to: Lack of
proper precinct signage (folks waited in wrong line); slow poll workers;
confusion among poll workers about process. Some spoke of challenges, others
said there were none. I could not verify either claim. Some voters at wrong
precinct and some confusion about that - most resolved satisfactorily. VERY
high voter turnout. |
Absentee
|
|
013151 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
Poll worker reports of absentee ballots without John Kerry's
name on it. |
|
|
019822 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem; Registration-related problem |
|
Voter is a |
|
|
033044 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
Roll ave Cummingsville,
|
|
|
|
049929 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
Was told she was unable to vote. Hamilton County Board of
Elections director said absentee ballot was "lost in the mail" and
there was nothing they could do to help her. (She did get a flood of campaign
literature at the address listed on the application for absentee ballot, so
she knows they had her current address on record). |
|
|
052414 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
Middle |
Sister is in wheel chari
and has concern. Was sent absentee ballot but threw it away because she
planned on going to vote. She wanted to know whether they could get the
assistance at the polling place. Told her they had a right to assistance. |
|
|
054130 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
Patients/Residents at Center have not gotten absentee ballots.
Were supposed to get yesterday. Caller has called board of elections - can't
get through. [P] |
|
|
054163 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
He requested an absentee ballot a long time ago (August/Sept).
It was sent only on Oct. 25 but he never received it. In meantime, he quit
job on a cruise ship and returned home without the absentee ballot. He came
to polling place, the poll workers called the Board of Elections and were
told he could not vote. |
|
|
054247 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
301 Maple, |
2 individuals requested absentee but did nto
receive ballots, reffered to Bd. of Elections to
verify, did not receive ballot & then be allowed to vote |
|
|
054250 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
A lady in her 60s brought an absentee ballot, completed and
sealed, to the community center precinct at |
|
|
054294 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
hebole elementary, Cincinatti,
|
voter who requested absentee ballot was not
allowed to cancel her absentee ballot & vote at polling place. Beter was directed to Baoard of
Elections to file absentee ballot there |
|
|
054296 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
salvation army / center hill road, Cincinatti,
|
senior citizen voter who had requrested absentee ballot threw the absentee ballot
away. Poll workers wouldn't let her vote at plling
place, even on a provisional ballot |
|
|
054306 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
god's bible, cincinatti, |
Never rec'd absentee ballot. denied
regular vote. |
|
|
054312 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
cincinatti, |
a number of residents at the addas senter ( a residential
rehab center) ahve properly asked for absentee
ballots in a timely manner. They were not received. BoE
officials informed residents that they would be delivered on the 1st, but
they were not. |
|
|
054362 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
Holy Name Parish House, |
Voter who requested absentee ballot worried whether she could
vote in person. Voter was allowed to vote in person. The poll workers said
they called the Board of Elections and were told to discard absentee ballot
and let voter vote a regular ballot. |
|
|
054515 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
I took my father's signed ballot to the Board of Elections at |
|
|
056521 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem malfeasance |
absentee ballot, |
She asked for an absentee ballot and did not arrive until |
|
|
058489 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
Requested absentee ballot on October 22nd, Got in on November
1st. She is registered in |
|
|
058501 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
|
Election Board says absentee ballot mailed out Monday - sent to
home address instead of school address - received Friday. No time to get it
to son who is out of state at college. |
|
|
058661 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem; Registration-related problem;
Identification-related problem; Problem based on student status; Other
polling place problem; Other |
Cincinnatti, Hamilton/Warren
County, |
Voter asked for absentee ballot, never received it. Mother went
to vote today and was told thet an absentee ballot
had been received from voter [her daughter]. Voter states this is impossible !!! Voter in |
|
|
058881 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
university hospital, |
filled out application for absentee; board of
elections may not send anyone back with ballot. too
overwhelmed. mother in hospital? |
Provisionals
|
019942 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
New voter, registered by walking registration in to local office
on September 23. Followed up with local office each week thereafter to
confirm registration and was advised each time that the office was backed up
and still filing registrations. When voter called last week, she was advised
that there was no evidence of her registration. |
|
021473 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Voter has not voted since 1988 and discovered she is no longer
on the registration rolls. |
|
033494 |
|
Other polling place problem |
|
Not on election list. Voted there duirng
2003 general election there. Voted provisionally. |
|
034420 |
|
Registration-related problem |
North Presbyterian Church, |
Says is not resitered at precent to which she went. Preceint
worker told her not there becuase her house number
is event they do odd numbers and should go to schwab
school. |
|
035317 |
|
Problem based on student status |
|
Student - registered in |
|
035438 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Registered at another |
|
037374 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Shirley was intially told not on list,
inventually they found her and she was able to
vote. 3 other people however, were not. They just moved another community,
but were not given provisional ballot. Told they had to go to county to vote.
|
|
042473 |
|
Criminal status-related problem |
|
After release from prison for felony coniction,
voter re-registered with board of elecitons at this
polling place, he was told that he is not registered. |
|
042649 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
registered but was told they were
not on the list. last time voter went to old
precinct. this time was issued a provisional ballot.
wants to verify that she is in correct precinct. |
|
047326 |
|
Registration-related problem |
1018 |
Name not on voter roll. New voter advised to present
identification and request provisional ballot |
|
047903 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Approx. 20 voters went to the polling place of their old
address, and instead of being directed to the polling place for their new address were given change of address form and a
provisional ballot. The BOE told the poll judge this was correct. |
|
050342 |
|
Provisional ballot problem |
|
Told to put registration card in envelope, no name in book.
Voted by provisional ballot. ? |
|
053566 |
|
Other ballot-related problem |
School for creative arts, |
Voter registration could not be found. Poll workers had voter
fill out a change of address and gave a ballot. Poll worker said it was not a
provisional ballot. Voter believes id nuber was on
ballot. Poll worker said that if they could not find registration they would
not count ballot. |
|
053815 |
|
Provisional ballot problem |
Univ of |
Caller was witness to university students who were turned away
from poll location. Poll workers did not know whether university students
could vote provisionally if they had registered but were not on the list of
voters. Workers turned students away. |
|
053925 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Although she had voted at this place for 20 years, her name was
not on the rolls. She was given a provisional ballot although she should not
have needed one. They did not ask her for an ID and "she did not offer
for fear of being thrown out." |
|
053940 |
|
Provisional ballot problem |
N. Avondale Community Ctr., |
I was forced to fill out a provisional ballot envelope even
though I re-registered in my new precinct 9/04. While filling out the yellow
envelope detailing a change of address, I was told not to fill out the extreme
top portion of the envelope. The box indicating "general election: was
checked by the election official that told me not to fill out the top. [P] |
|
053943 |
|
Provisional ballot problem |
|
I was told to fill out a new/old address, sign name, SS #, dob, on a provisional ballot enveliope
envelope. I asked the chief elections official at this precenct
whether or not I should fill our the top of the
envelope which affirms the xxxthat the address
change, etc. I was told no at firs t. When I pressed the issue she said go ahaed and fill it t out. When I spoke to my finance who
also voted provisional ballot he said he was instructed not to fill it out
and he voted before (ahead of) me It would appear that the chief elections
official was not telling voters to fill out the top portion of the
provisional ballot envelope. This concerns me. I was also told that my vote
wouldn't be counted unless the election was close. The |
|
054011 |
|
Registration-related problem |
God's |
She was dropped from the roll, was offered a provisional ballot
but went to Board of Elections to vote. |
|
054015 |
|
Registration-related problem |
God's |
Was not on list at poll, was offered a provisional ballot, but
went to Board of Elections to vote |
|
054063 |
|
Registration-related problem |
Cinc, |
Voter registered 4 mos ago. Received
reg. card in the mail but was not on the rolls and voted by provisional
ballot. |
|
054075 |
|
Registration-related problem |
Cinci, |
Voter registered and received registration card but was not on
list so voted by provisional ballot. |
|
054086 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
these 2 people dropped from roll. They were
offered provisional ballots but went to Board of Elections instead |
|
054107 |
|
Registration-related problem |
Hyde Park Station (He came to the 10-G polling station because
there were no election protection volunteers at his polling place., Cinci, Hamilton County, Ohio |
Issue 1: David submitted a change of address and registration
about 4 weeks ago. He went to the polling place indicated on his registration
card, where he was told that he was at the wrong district. They didn't have
his name on the list, and did not initially ask him for id or his
registration card. He was sent to another line, where they did ask to see his
identification and registration card. They confirmed that he was, in fact, in
the correct voting precinct, and had him fill out two forms to confirm his
address (possibly an affadavit? my
interpretation)These forms, along with his ballot were placed in a different
colored envelope. I think this may have been a provisional ballot but they
NEVER told him that it was -- though he does know it wasn't a standard
ballot. Issue 2: This gentleman also had an issue with actual voting. He said
that on page 2 of his ballot, all of the candidates were unopposed. This was
not the case with page 3. When he was concerned that he was actually voting
the way he wanted to, and asked one of the poll workers for assistance in
clarifying the instruction, the poll worker merely told him to read the
instructions and offered no further assistance, even when David told him that
he found the instructions unclear. |
|
054132 |
|
Registration-related problem |
Maple Apts, |
individual had been told at a
different precinct polling place to vote with a provisional ballot. he left there, came here - which was his old precinct. poll worker told him he must go to precinct for current
address. |
|
054135 |
|
Registration-related problem; Other polling place problem |
Kennedy Presbyterian, |
Moved to |
|
054157 |
|
Other polling place problem |
Kennedy Presbyterian, |
She contacted election board 10/29. Had moved on |
|
054174 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Attempted to vote but was not on the rolls. He said that he had
registered in August with someone who was walking on the street near his
home. We advised him to vote a provisional ballot and to re-register for the
next election just in case. |
|
054189 |
|
Provisional ballot problem |
696 Prospect, |
Was not on the register and had to cast a provisional ballot. she is very concerned that her vote will not be counted.
She thinks that she was registered. When she moved a year ago she
reregistered. |
|
054206 |
|
Registration-related problem |
305 Rockdale/ |
No problem - caller was first time voter and his name did not
appear on list. He voted by Provisional Ballet - it was later confirmed that
he had done so in the correct precinct [P] |
|
054207 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Voter had registered in 2000 with Chase Elementary as her polling
place. In 2004 voter moved from old address to Precinct address. She reported
change of address and received card in mail instructing her to report to
Rockdale where she did and cast provisional ballot. [P] |
|
054225 |
|
Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem |
|
In 2002 caller received postcard saying he was to vote at |
|
054230 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
voter recently moved to current address.
First went to Reading Road Urban League who sent him to Rockdale when he
first arrived here he was sent to Beechwood Apt
Complex and they sent him back to Rockdale where he cast a Provisional Ballot
upon the confirmation that this was the correct place. He has been voting
since 1980 |
|
054232 |
|
Registration-related problem |
Maple Apts, |
voter not on registration list. poll worker thought she might leave. voted
at this location before. |
|
054237 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
voter moved since last election and voted for
first time in this precinct. Advised by the elections worker that she was in
correct precinct. Voter was given a provisional ballot. She cast a
provisional ballot. This is voter's second national election |
|
054296 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
salvation army / center hill road, Cincinatti,
|
senior citizen voter who had requrested absentee ballot threw the absentee ballot
away. Poll workers wouldn't let her vote at plling
place, even on a provisional ballot |
|
054305 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
voter had moved since last election into this
precinct and cast provisional ballot here. |
|
054307 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Voter moved from old address. Sent in change of address by mail.
Provisional ballot. [P] |
|
054309 |
|
Registration-related problem |
metro - paddock road, cincinatti, |
they were not listed on th
rolls, though polling place is correct. We both cast a provisional with an
address change |
|
054319 |
|
Registration-related problem |
heberle elementary, Cincinatti,
|
at least 3 incidents where voter names did not
appear on rolls. EP called to precinct; it is unclear whether voters are
allowed to vote a regular ballot or other. |
|
054320 |
|
Provisional ballot problem |
Cincinatti, |
3 months ago filed change of address....Provisionally voted at
15C or D. Moved 3 month ago and should have votedat
13E (636 Precinct). From Hearne Ave. Cast regular ballot at 13E after
provisional ballot at 15C or 15D. |
|
054322 |
|
Other |
cincinatti, |
volunteer who was canvassing spoke with ms. huston, who tells volunteer that her mother had
registered in 2004 (fenway market) and voted in
2002. nevertheless, poll worker wouldn't let her
vote. |
|
054361 |
|
Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem |
Mother of Sorrows, |
Found dauther who lives with her, here
11 years. Removed her off ballot. She had ID-showed. Did a provisional
ballot. Has daughter name who has not live there.
[P] |
|
054540 |
|
Registration-related problem |
|
Voter moved from old address in 1997 to presesnt
address. Had....confirmed to vote at polling place in (Church near Oak &
Reading Rd). Voter went to that polling place today to vote-was on the roll
but informed poll workers of her present address and was told she could not
vote there...regular ballot + offfered. Judge
called over and then judge gave you a regular ballot and voter voted. AFter that Judge said ballot ...not could and gave voter
card to call and ...there...EP worker who called and confirmed her proper
polling place at Rockdale. Voter came to Rockdale and filled and signed
change of address from and ......provisional ballot. [P] |
|
056521 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
absentee ballot, |
She asked for an absentee ballot and did not arrive until |
|
058495 |
|
Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem |
Majorie P. Lee Retirment
Community |
First time voter. Registered. Received confirmation card in
mail. Went to vote today. Told she wasn't on the list. Presented her card.
She was given provisional ballot to vote. |
Students
|
041269 |
|
Absentee-ballot related problem |
Cincinnatti, |
Caller ( |
|
053815 |
|
Provisional ballot problem |
Univ of |
Caller was witness to university students who were turned away
from poll location. Poll workers did not know whether university students
could vote provisionally if they had registered but were not on the list of
voters. Workers turned students away. |
|
058678 |
|
Registration-related problem; Voter Intimidation; Provisional
ballot problem; Other polling place problem; Other |
College Hill, |
Went where her Board of Elections card directed her to go, where
she has always boted for the past 27 years and was
NOT on the rolls. [She] was given a provisional ballot. |
|
|
058685 |
|
Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem |
|
African-Americans who moved to another precinct in county told
they cannot vote provisional ballot there and muct
go to Bd of Elections. Voter who called sent to
different tables and told not eligible to vote until she was found on a
registration list. |
|
|
058726 |
|
Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry; Other
polling place problem |
|
Registered to vote in August, |
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http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3800
http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3630
Observations of Green observer at
3400 provisional ballots were rejected, the reasons were
not fully determined. But "Approximately
400 of those [