Durham County( possible fraud/malfeasance, polling place problems, dirty tricks, straight party ticket loses presidential vote, poll location changes without notification, voter suppression, registration, provisional, and absentee problems)
Forsyth County ( Polling place problems/very long lines/long wait/early closings/machine problems/ Registration problems/Provisional problems/appearance of malfeasance by pollworkers/straight party ticket vote loses president vote if not voted separately)
Carteret Couty(machine malfunction/glitch lost over 4000 votes/have to redo election)
Dirty Tricks & registration problems/major machine
problems/glitches/recount changed winner in one race after glitch votes
removed
Guilford County(touchscreen glitches caused vote errors amounting to thousands of votes including Kerry losing 22,000 votes until investigated and corrected)
Possible fraud/malfeasance
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023797 |
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Registration-related problem |
Durham, Durham Co County, |
Hearsay; Caller states that his friend, who works in the local
Republican party office, told him that that office is discarding voter
registration forms collected at the registration drive they had at Target, if
they say non-Republican. |
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044373 |
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Other |
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Voter went in, was given ballot which said #174 but worker wrote
down #175 in a book. When voter questioned them they said it was not a
problem and that they would sort it out later. |
Polling place problems
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018690 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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Called to inform us that the automated voicemail system provides
the wrong information regarding where to vote. It should be Smith MS; whereas
the system states North Chattem ES. |
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030694 |
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Registration-related problem |
Miller-Morgan Bldg 1801 |
Voter went to Precinct 49 in |
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035851 |
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Disability access problem |
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45 minute wait for the curbside voting. No line inside. Poll
monitor wanted to know if there is anything we can do. |
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035974 |
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Disability access problem |
Shepard's Middle School, |
Poll workers not attending to curbside voting--Poll workers were
alerted at |
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038819 |
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Other polling place problem |
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got
a call from a woman in |
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045864 |
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Provisional ballot problem; Other |
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There have been problems with the
failure to offer provisional ballots and improper requests for IDs from those
voting provisional ballots (not new registrants). |
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046015 |
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Other |
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The poll worker called because he was concerned that people did
not understand how to draw the lines for President and VP (straight not
diagonal) |
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048054 |
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Long lines |
Triangle Presbyterian Church, |
200 people in line, no voter protection personnel |
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053741 |
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Registration-related problem; Other |
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Caller is an Independent. When he got to the polling place he
was asked for his party affiliation. He said Independent and the election
worker wrote Republican on his sheet. He said he voted fine but there were
others who had Republican party put on their sheets when they aren't
affiliated with the Republican party. |
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053746 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Caller's voting card said to vote at |
Dirty Tricks/Intimidation
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044594 |
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Voter Intimidation |
WG Pearson , |
report of someone(s) 2-3 blocks from polling place stopping
folks and telling them if they are delinquent on child support or have other
legal problems, it is illegalfor them to vote and
they may get in trouble if they try to vote. Caller, who is 1st VP for Durham
Democratic Party, called Sheriff and went out to look for these people, and
could not find anyone engaging in this activity. |
Straight Party Ticket vote without also voting for president loses vote
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048620 |
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Other |
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"something on the news stating
that if a voter does a straight ticket their vote does not count; told to
vote for each positoin separately for vote to
count. claims straight ticket will be kicked out of
the machine. |
Registration Problems/Provisional Problems
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010637 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller registered by mail and has not gotten confirmation of
registration. Has called the Board of Elections and has not gotten
confirmation. |
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017471 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered 2 days before deadline, but not on the list of
registered voters |
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019148 |
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Registration-related problem |
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029473 |
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Registration-related problem |
Miller-Morgan Bldg 1801 |
Voter is labeled inactive and precinct was not allowing her to
vote by regular ballot |
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035037 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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Voter's registration status was "inactive", poll
worker was hostile & would not give her a provisional ballot...Also seem
to be having issues with poll workers not being nice to the "mostly
student" crowd. |
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036405 |
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Identification-related problem |
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Poll worker was quick to give voter the provisional ballot eventhough the voter was in the system. |
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036490 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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Voter was turned away because they couldn't find his name as a
registered voter, even though he had his registration card. |
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037773 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
NCCU, |
Some voters refused provisional ballots (including students
registered in |
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044942 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Poll worker called wanting to make note of the fact that there
were a large number of voters who moved and reregister but names were not on
the list. They are being told to vote with provisional ballots. |
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045113 |
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Provisional ballot problem; Other polling place problem |
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There weren't enough provisional ballots and the poll workers
were turning people away |
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048352 |
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Registration-related problem |
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had voter registration card but was not on the roll; they made
him fill out another registration card and gave him a provisional ballot |
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050141 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter received voter registration card on |
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052836 |
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Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem;
misfeasance |
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Caller went to voting precinct and was told he wasn't on the
list. He asked for a provisional ballot and was refused. Volunteer checked
the SBOE website and found that he is properly registered. |
Polling place problems/very long lines/long wait/early closings/machine problems
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042644 |
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Other polling place problem |
Friends Meeting Place (?) |
Many problems encountered here: Waited 2 and a half hours The
polling place was set up in disarray with only 6 voting machines, only one
small door to go in and out. This voter had printed out her information from
the NC BoE website. The poll workers told her she
was not in the books and insisted she needed her registration card. The poll
workers did not mention the possibility of a provisional ballot,
this voter was informed by another voter at the polling place right before
she was almost turned away. She also said lots of people were leaving because
of the wait. |
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042853 |
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Early closing |
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Democratic poll volunteer called and indicated that Poll Worker
indicated she would be locking the door at |
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044137 |
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Machine problem; Long lines |
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100 people in line, takes 2.5 hrs. to vote |
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046160 |
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Long lines; Other polling place problem |
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People are not waiting to vote - line has more than 500 people. |
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047198 |
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Early closing; Polling place inquiry; Other polling place
problem |
Winson-Salem, |
precincts closing, polling places closing in
minority areas with long lines, reported from Democratic Party Chairman. |
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054193 |
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Disability access problem; Long lines |
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Caller is a man driving people with disabilities and waiting
with them for curbside voting. Caller waited 2 1/2 hours, possibly longer,
and still nobody has come. |
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052847 |
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Voter Intimidation; Other polling place problem |
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Caller (Libertarian) and his wife (independent)were requried to go to different booths and use different
ballots based on their party affiliation: |
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048578 |
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Early closing; Long lines |
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100 voters on line, told that they are
shutting down the ballots at |
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047587 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Voting stopped while there was a long line of voters waiting
said stopping 2-3 hours to count absentee ballots; voter mad but said no one
was leaving, wanted to vote |
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046025 |
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Machine problem |
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Ballot counting machine stopped. Put ballots in locked silver
box and later learned that the same thing had happened to voter's mother at |
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045804 |
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Machine problem |
American Legion, |
The voter called because his local ballot was torn by the
machine reader. He was not given another ballot. The poll monitor did not
remove the machine. |
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039351 |
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Machine problem |
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There was an out of order sign on the ballot box. The poll
worker told voters to put ballots in a lockbox. District was previously white
but now predominantly African American. |
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037526 |
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Late opening; Other polling place problem |
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Polling site has lots of students and senior citizens and
they're turning voters away, telling them that they only have 5 minutes,
polling place opened late (but EP worker said they didn't open at 6, so they
may have opened by |
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037289 |
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Other polling place problem |
First |
Polling site closed -- lots of people and no one knew where the new site
was. Very likely that others will come to old
site. Not notified. |
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037092 |
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Disability access problem; Long lines |
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Call button for handicapped aces is Approximately 100 feet from
curb and lots of people waiting in line are blocking access. Also, lines were
very long this morning (voter there at |
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034258 |
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Machine problems |
Winston |
Caller was from Winston Salem Voting Coalition...Ballot counting
machines for punch-card ballots not working at 5 different precincts in
Winston Salem. Coalition had called local BOE to ask about "locked
boxes" that ballots were going into but wanted to know more about
appropriate process when machines break down and who had keys to the boxes.
By the time I called back, they had reports of same problem from 2 more
precincts |
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016789 |
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Machine problem |
Winston |
Caller went to county election meeting. County will not be
answering it's phone on Nov. 2 |
Straight Party vote loses president vote if doesn’t vote for President separately
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048096 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
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didn't get to vote for president because didn't see first
page-pres/vp thinks page stuck together- voted
straight party- wanted paper ballot- punched card- run thru scan machine- |
Registration problems/Provisional problems/appearance of malfeasance by pollworkers
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037025 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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Students who received voter cards in the mail were made to vote
provisional ballots just because they were students, even though they were
registered and in the right precinct. |
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039694 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
Oak |
Officials (chief judge) said he needed permission from BOE by
phone before giving a provisional ballot. Official could not get through, did
not give ballot. |
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054010 |
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Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem |
New Weslyan, |
Caller had her info indicating she was at the correct polling
place, but poll worker claimed she was at the wrong polling place and did not
offer her a provisional ballot. |
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054093 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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Voter was not on registration list, so she requested a
provisional ballot. Poll workers gave her a form to fill out with her name,
DL#, birthday and phone #. They then told her that
she could not vote until that information could be verified. She was not
given a ballot. |
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054212 |
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Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem |
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Caller is disabled. She is a long-time voter who unaccountably
did not appear on the rolls for this election. Her precinct ( |
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053582 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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Poll workers told voter that they ran out of provisional
ballots. They told her to go somewhere else but they wouldn't tell her where
to go. |
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052840 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Caller registered to vote at the |
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048586 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter |
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046920 |
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Registration-related problem; Identification-related problem |
Country Club Fire Station, |
Voter moved within |
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044771 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Husband and wife (Rita) registered 3-4 months ago for the first
time at Beauty World in |
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033435 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Have voter registration card; went to correct polling place; was
not on voter rolls; asked to fill out provisional ballot. |
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022676 |
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Registration-related problem |
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WAS VOTING |
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025071 |
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Criminal status-related problem |
Winston Salemn, |
She tried to register in May 2004 at the Board of Elections and
was told that she was not eligible because she had a felony conviction.She has completed her sentence and is not on
parole or probation. |
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017664 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Took his registration application in to the County office in
early October prior to deadline, watched and verified as they put it into
system. Received notice that voter registration was rejected so went into
office on Oct. 29 to get it corrected. It was a typo on the elections
office's part in his street name. Was told by one worker that this is
happening frequently. Is very concerned about too many people being
disenfranchised as a result. |
Absentee ballot problems
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053930 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
Mt |
Caller registered for an absentee ballot in |
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019248 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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He called his local election office on Thursday,
they had sent his ballot to the wrong address even though he had received the
application at the right address. |
Carteret Couty(machine malfunction/glitch lost over 4000 votes)
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038971 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem; Machine problem |
Harlowe, |
Voted at one-stop at Carteret County BOE. Machine said "you
are voting a challenged ballot." Officials said "It's on
everybody's machine." Voter talked to board chairman. He would ask
Director to fix the problem. [P] |
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051781 |
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Machine problem |
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Reported via e-mail, apparently from a newspaper article:
Carteret County North Carolina --------------------------------------------
Carteret elections marred by lost votes November 03,2004 JANNETTE PIPPIN
DAILY NEWS STAFF BY JANNETTE PIPPIN BEAUFORT - Carteret County's election
results came Tuesday night with news of a major problem that resulted in the
loss of more than 4,000 votes cast during the early voting period. Due to an
error admitted by the manufacturers of |
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http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3760
http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3695
Nov. 30.
Polling place problems/long lines/voters not allowed to use restrooms/malfeasance/suppression of minority voters
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039471 |
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Long lines |
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waited two hours. Had to leave to go to work.
Unable to vote. |
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043080 |
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Disability access problem; Other polling place problem |
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Poll workers were telling people they were not allowed to use
the restroom. They gave different reasons - 1) BoE say they can't or 2) church did not want people to. There
was also a 2-3 hour wait. When the caller said she needed to go, the poll
worker threatened to call the police. |
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047219 |
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Disability access problem |
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The caller draws social security benefits and pention, mother is elder and worked for county for 23
years; the caller has rheumatoid arthritis; was going to call the police b/c
was standing in line so long; the officials to ask him not to call polic and was told to wait for end of line |
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052825 |
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Long lines |
28 Crawerton, Belwart,
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After standing in line for 1 hour, caller was told that the wait
was 3 more hours. |
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040083 |
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Disability access problem |
Gaston County Schools Office-943 Osceola, |
She saw a disabled person in a wheelchair being assisted by a
poll worker. He told her he wanted to vote for the presidential candidate on
the bottom of the ballot. He then said later he made sure to vote for Kerry.
The worker did not give the man the option to change from Libertarian (at
bottom) to Kerry even though the ballot had not been cast. |
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Registration problems/provisional problems
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053754 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Gaston County Social Services told caller they had registered
her, but she does not appear on the State BOE list of registered voters.
Voter told to vote a provisional ballot. |
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053948 |
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Registration-related problem |
Cherryville, |
Caller registered 4 days before the October 8th deadline. He didnt get a voter registration card and doesn't see
himself on the BOE website. |
Dirty Tricks & registration problems/major machine
problems/glitches/recount changed winner in one race after glitch votes removed
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020002 |
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Other |
Trentwood Fire Dept, |
Large sign outside polling station advising Republicans to vote
Nov 2 and Democrats to vote Nov 3. Caller reported contacting county election
board, but no response. |
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043474 |
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Registration-related problem |
Padlock HS Performing Arts Center, |
registered at the DMV, not on the
books. |
Company representatives were already aware of
the election night glitch that resulted in 11,283 more votes for president than
the 40,534 people first thought to have voted in the county. http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3753
In
http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3719
ES&S explained that the Unity 2.2 tally software
reached 32,767 (32K) and began subtracting from the totals (same as in
In
All voters with Hispanic surname challenged in
Alamance County, N.C., Earlier this month, the sheriff submitted a list of
registered voters with Spanish surnames to the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement in an attempt to determine whether or not they are U.S.
citizens http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3478