Touchscreen Switching from Dem to Repub
(Passaick,
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034506 |
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Machine problem |
Catholic school. |
All lights automatically lit up for A (Republican) ticket. Lights switched to B
(Democrat) for each candidate when voter pressed button. Default light was A
(Republican). |
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030334 |
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Machine problem |
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Voting machine - "X"
next to candidate name disappeared two seconds after selection and before
"Submit" was hit. |
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048801 |
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Machine problem |
Keasbey, |
Touch screen machine went into booth to find that 4 republican candidates were pre-selected. |
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048998 |
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Machine problem |
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Went to vote w/ electronic machines. They did not register his vote. When he exited booth he told
people there, who said it was his fault. |
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029441 |
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Machine problem |
District A on |
Touch screen machine. When caller
pressed screen for Kerry nothing happened. It was only after several
attempts and after pressing screen for candidates in other races that
pressing the Kerry section worked. After voting, the caller discussed with
his wife and she had the same problem.
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041945 |
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Machine problem |
District 15/16 Parsippany Library, Parsippany, |
Asking for party affiliations before voting - although this was
stopped; touch screen problems - pushed candidate and name didn't stay lit.
Workers kept saying to press red button to "enter" vote, even
though voter would have forfeited vote. |
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048470 |
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Machine problem |
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Computerized touch screen
not calibrated properly. |
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049889 |
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Machine problem |
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Green x's on elec voting machines
light up then disapper. |
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029119 |
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Machine problem |
Rt. 518/Washington Street Fire Station 08553, Rochy Hill, Somerset County, New Jersey |
Handed in receipt and
went in booth. Green arrow did not come on. Then worker turned on the
machine. First time said vote recorded. Second time said candidate's name.
Touch screen display. |
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Essex
County (over 200 EIRS reports of long
lines, broken machines, polling place problems, vote fraud, malfeasance by poll
workers, suppression of minorities,
registration irregularities and lost registrations, many voters don’t
know to push red button to cast vote)
www.voteprotect.org (maps/New
http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3603
Hudson
County (Touchscreen
default to blank, Over 150 EIRS reports of long lines, broken machines, polling
place problems, malfeasance by poll workers, purged minority voters,
suppression of minorities, registration and absentee problems, manyvoters forget to push red button to cast vote)
www.voteprotect.org (maps/New
Middlesex
County ( Touchscreen default to Republican, several
thousand college students(Rutgers & Union& GW & U. of Delaware)
registrations lost/not on books,
systematic failure to deliver absentee ballots to college students,
similar for students in other states,
voter suppression, many voters don’t push button to cast ballot)
www.voteprotect.org (maps/New
http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3734
http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3845
Passaic County (lots of broken machines, no backup paper ballots, people can’t vote, registration and absentee irregularities, touchscreen default to Republican ,some don’t press button to cast ballot) www.voteprotect.org
http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3603
Bergen County (Touchscreen default from Kerry to blank, machine problems, registration problems, student absentee problem, some don’t know to press button to cast ballot)
possible vote fraud, registration and absentee problems, misfeasance by poll workers regarding provisionals, misinformation, intimidation of older voters) www.voteprotect.org http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3603
Vote fraud
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043740 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Snet away for absentee Ballot 3 weeks ago. Never
received the ballot. Called country clerk of |
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046587 |
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Identification-related problem; Other |
Dist. 5 Senior Citizen Home on |
Someone had previously voted in caller's name. |
Polling place problems
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028606 |
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Machine problem Long lines |
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Machine having problems so people could not vote, and people had
to leave to go to work before machine could be fixed |
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028821 |
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Other polling place problem |
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She went to vote today
and the poll was not clearly marked when she got to thte
polling place two districts were voting there and there was confusion as to
where people should vote. Sample ballots weree not
readily available or accessible at the poll. When she did vote she said the
machine was old and she had trouble seeing. She was concerned that her vote
did not count. |
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029078 |
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Other polling place problem |
2011 |
Polling place moved from |
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029177 |
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Machine problem Long lines |
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Voter went to the 20th District polling place in |
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029266 |
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Machine problem Long lines |
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Machines are down. |
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029955 |
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Machine problem |
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Only one machine at polling place, which is broken. |
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030399 |
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Machine problem |
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Machines were not working, lever would not move and curtain
would not close. After a lot of people left someone said the mechanic was on
the way and that they would offer emergency ballots but they could not find
the envelopes. |
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030516 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Individual was forced to say what party he was affiliated with.
Originally said he was Independant, but was allowed
to vote after saying he was a democrat. |
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032461 |
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Voter Intimidation; Late opening |
Elmwood & Clinton Street Small tools library and Firehouse, |
Polling place not open - machine not working - |
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034697 |
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Machine problem |
140 |
Arrived at |
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036975 |
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Other |
Fire Station on |
When he went to vote someone else had signed in the spot for his
name. He was allowed to vote. |
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037896 |
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Machine problem |
New Community Centre, 140 South Orange Ave., Newark, NJ, Newark,
Essex County, New Jersey |
Lever machine broken; everyone waiting around; paper ballots
finally came; didn't hae time to wait. |
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041499 |
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Other polling place problem |
District 12, |
Signs at table instructing how to vote all showed how to vote
Republican. Caller complained, was first told those were the old instructions
that they had but when he continued to complain they eventually added
Democratic instructions as well. H's concerned that they will remove
Democratic instructions later. |
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042877 |
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Late opening |
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Voter went to polling place at |
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043708 |
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Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem Student intimidation |
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Voter and others were turned away without being given the chance
to cast a provisional ballot. They were referred to the superior court at
Rutgers, where: no parking was available; officers ticketed aggressively for
improper parking; and state troopers set up a checkpoint. This voter obtained
an order and was able to vote but many others were discouraged with the
environment at Rutgers. Others had called about this situation. |
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049979 |
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Registration-related problem |
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First time voting. No signature on file. Told her she had to
choose a party, and that she could not chose Independent |
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Major Voter Suppression(hundreds of cases)
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017331 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Has not received voter registration card |
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017875 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Not sure if she was registered to vote. |
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018078 |
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Registration-related problem; Criminal status-related problem |
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Caller is a convicted felon who served his time in 1991. He
re-registered to vote after he was released from prison and voted in
elections without any problems until he moved in 1998. He re-registered when
he moved, and again in 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, and has not been able to
vote in any elections since 1999. He has not received a voter registration
card or sample ballot since 1998. |
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018357 |
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Registration-related problem |
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letter telling her resigstration
rejected because she had not voted 8 years ago and she is only 24 |
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018904 |
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Registration-related problem |
Irvingtown, |
Did not get voter registration card |
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020051 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Has initial registration and letter. |
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020093 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Requested, but never received an absentee ballot.. Caller was wondering if there is any way to vote
without going in front of a Superior Court Judge. |
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020651 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Mother registered three people online at MTV.com. Two got
registration info, but she did not |
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020798 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Caller is a student in |
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021457 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Moved to |
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021540 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller registered at NAACP voter registration drive. Did not
receive registration card |
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021971 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered to vote by never received voter registration card |
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022172 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter registered in September and has not heard anything back
from Board of Election. |
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022180 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Never received absentee ballot |
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022789 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller moved from |
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022888 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller had not received confirmation of registration |
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022880 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered via registration drive and has not received
information. |
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022912 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Did not recieve any confirmation after
registering. Wanted to know what to do. |
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023253 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
Glenridge, |
Voter not received absentee ballot. |
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023446 |
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Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry |
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Filled out change of address form, hasn't received a card.
Unsure of whether she is registered or where to vote. |
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023764 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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successfully registered at Town
Hall, |
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024028 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered at school. Not on rolls. |
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024043 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Has not received voter registration card |
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024136 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Individual moved locations within same county. Mailed in change
of location form but didn't receive anything back. (Did that about one month
ago). Wondering where she would have to go to vote. Says that similar problem
happened to her 4 years ago and was not entitled to vote as a result. |
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024187 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller moved in the last two months. Filled out a change of
address form at voter registration drive. Has not received confirmation of
change. Wants to know where to go tomorrow. |
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024321 |
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Registration-related problem; Problem based on student status |
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UMDNJ University of Medicine and Dentistry, |
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024338 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Never got her postcard. |
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025126 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered through school (they had forms available). Did not
receive registration confirmation |
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025536 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Mailed before 10/4 |
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025644 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Move from |
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026222 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Never got a card. Tried to call county clerk all day and
couldn't get through |
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026325 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller moved in the last few months. Submitted a change of
address in September via mail. Has not received confirmation yet. |
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026978 |
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Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry |
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Previously registered. Different address, same county. Completed
new registration form, did not receive card. |
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029319 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter was registered and verified registration by phone.
However, when she arrived she was not on the rolls. Voter did cast
provisional ballot and indicated that she thought others were having same
problem |
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029669 |
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Disability access problem; Other polling place problem |
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Voter received postcard dated |
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029721 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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Voter was told not on role |
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031648 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered by mail and name not on register. |
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031701 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Homeless voter, registered and recieved
request for street address not PO Box |
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032301 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem; Registration-related problem |
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Sent in an absentee ballot request and registration in September
but didn't get anything back. Called Board of Elections and was told neither
was received. |
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032744 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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New voter was made to sign provisional ballot even through she:
1 had voter registration card 2 her neame appeared
in roll address book, but did not appear in signature book, 3 had ID with
her. Voter very upset. Also noticed that most of her family members were
likewise missing from the signature book. |
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035253 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
District 19, |
Not on register roll but received polling confirmation in the
mail; was told to cast provisional ballot |
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035866 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered to vote in July/ August 2004. Never received a
registration card while everyone in her house did. There was a blank card
received. |
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036498 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Sent in registration one month ago and never received a
confirmation. |
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036569 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Has not received mail confirming registration. |
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036740 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered in Sept. 2004, have not received confirmation |
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043336 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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Told he could not cast provisional ballot |
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043931 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Her name is not in the polling book and is being asked to fill
out a provisional ballot |
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043986 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered w/ Welfare Dept. in September. They told her today
that people registered in Sept. with the Welfare Dept have not been processed
yet, so she is still unable to vote. |
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044037 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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Moved and he has not received confirmation that his address has
been updated |
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044065 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Applied for absentee ballot but did not receive it. Went to vote
in person, but was told he could not because he is an absentee |
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044495 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Absentee ballot arrived late |
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044765 |
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Other |
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Caller works for Newark PD and is fielding calls from a lot of
people who are being turned away at the polls all over |
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046806 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Received absentee ballot today - wants to vote... |
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047409 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Moved one year ago and did not re-register. Different county -
advised that he cannot vote. |
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047614 |
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Insufficient number of ballots; Provisional ballot problem |
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Running out of provisional ballots |
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047879 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Poll worker said her name is not listed, even though she has
voted in prior elections |
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049001 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Sent registration in September. Sent back in October saying it
needed signature. She sent it back by the deadline but isn't on the list.
They did not tell her about provisional ballots. |
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049484 |
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Registration-related problem |
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First time voter was refused a ballot at her polling location beacuse her name did not appear on the voter rolls. |
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050096 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered, they don't have her listed. |
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050128 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered 9/21 moved to new address and registered. |
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050137 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
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She went to polling place at |
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050248 |
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Identification-related problem |
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Voter told name wasn't on roll. Voted w/ provisional ballot.
Went back to polls and found name on roll. Wanted to vote
"normally" but couldn't because had already voted w/ provisions. |
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050330 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Poll workers insisted on "loudly stating each voter's name
and address" when they voted. This made voter uncomfortable. Took place
at |
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051401 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered but not on rolls |
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051445 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered online and mailed it to |
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Polling place problems/intimidation/malfeasance/Absentee Ballot Problems
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047495 |
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Voter Intimidation |
Election District 1, Holy Family Academy, St. Joseph's Campus,
East 2nd Street & Mountain Avenue, Boundbrook,
Summerset County, New Jersey |
Caller is poll worker at District #1 table. At district #2
table, she notices that poll workers (all Republicans) are systematically challenging the Latino
voters. There are no Democrats around. Also, no translators. |
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048728 |
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Other polling place problem |
District 1 and 3, |
President's picture
next to voting machine |
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037883 |
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Voter Intimidation |
Society Hill Club House, |
Voter is a registered
Democrat and votes in a primarily Republican district. She voted in this
polling place for the last election. This time she was asked to show ID and
sign an affirmation of residency. Not everyone was required to do this. She
said she was the only person on her page whose name had a request beside it,
written in bold letters asking for her ID and affirmation. |
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045501 |
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Other polling place problem malfeasance |
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Caller's wife got on
wrong line at polling place (based on alphabetical order). She had proof of
registration at that polling place. Without pointing out that she was on the
wrong line or looking into the situation further, the poll worker just told
her flat out that she could not vote. |
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051345 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem malfeasance |
Southbound Brooke, |
Requested absentee
ballot months ago and never received it (he's a college student in PA) Said
he has many other friends who did not receive their absentee ballots. Upset
because this would've been the first time he would vote. |
[some minority precincts had few if any working machines, voters were sometimes told to come back later and in some precincts were told they could take no more than 3 minutes to vote]
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039405 |
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Other polling place problem Dirty tricks |
Fleetwood Sch., |
The polling place has a white powder they believe to be anthrax.
The polling place has been closed. |
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044574 |
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Other polling place problem |
Dist. 1- Fire Station, |
Someone "threw salt" on the floor of polling place,
shutting it down for one hour. No provisional ballots or back up ballots were
provided at this time |
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Polling Place Problems
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044654 |
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Other polling place problem |
District 3, Brown Mills Fire Dept., |
One of poll workers had button saying "I'm a faith voter -
votefaith.org” |
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045739 |
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Other polling place problem |
Firehouse on |
Official poll worker signing in voters was wearing a button:
"Election 2004: I'm a faith voter. faith and action.org Go to
faithvoter.com" |
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044654 |
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Other polling place problem |
District 3, Brown Mills Fire Dept., |
One of poll workers had button saying "I'm a faith voter -
votefaith.org” |
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010253 |
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Registration-related problem |
Brownesmills1, |
Voter received registration card and wife did not even though he
submitted them at the same time |
Electronic machine problems/polling place problems
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029168 |
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Machine problem |
School 21, Patterson, |
Machine broken. No paper ballots were available |
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030605 |
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Other |
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Voter concerned becuase asked to vote
by Emergency Ballot due to broken machine. |
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035373 |
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Machine problem |
PS |
Voter given paper ballot b/c machine was broken. When he
complained, official told voter that since he already had paper ballot he
would not be able to come back later and vote on machine. |
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035472 |
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Machine problem |
Patterson, |
Electronic machine is not working. People are being instructed
to complete paper ballots |
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034121 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Polling place is located inside of an apartment complex and
there are no signs in or outside of building telling people where to go. |
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Registration & Absentee Problems
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039264 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
Patterson, |
Told she could not vote because she was registered absentee |
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041175 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter registered but is not on the list. |
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048967 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered, not listed |
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054988 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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I did not recieve an absentee ballot
which I requested to be sent to my house in |
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050038 |
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Registration-related problem |
School #30, |
Registered to vote before deadline but name is not in the rolls.
Given a provisional ballot. |
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029686 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
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Lots of people in |
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040248 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Husband not on voter list @ polls, but caller was. They
registered at the same time. |