Rio Arriba County

Touch screen default to blank, dirty tricks, polling place confusion, improper purges of voter rolls,

 not enough provisional vote forms, failure to allow voters to vote provisionally, registration problems,

absentee ballot problems(some requested but never received AB, some did not request of receive AB

and either not allowed to vote or had to vote provisionally)

 

 

Touch screen default to blank

054809

11/10/04, 6:12 AM PST

Machine problem

Dixon, Embudo, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Voter noticed that she had voted on all issues and candidates but prior to pushing the "cast your vote" button she noticed that some of the items idicated "no vote".

059450

12/02/04, 9:44 AM PST

Machine problem

Dixon Elem. School, Dixon, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

She voted and before pressing the last button, checked back to see if the votes were recorded accurately and found that in some places "No Vote" appeared. She voted again and then pressed the final button.

 

Dirty Tricks

059461

12/02/04, 9:58 AM PST

Other

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

called by NM "something or other". Gave him and his son wrong info about where to vote. Has been voting here for years. Hasn't moved. Annoyed by number of calls from some org.

 

Possible vote fraud/misfeasance

054956

11/10/04, 9:29 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Dixon, Dixon, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Did not receive his absentee ballot and he was told that he had voted.

 

 

Polling place problems/confusion,

053147

11/05/04, 6:06 AM PST

Other polling place problem

Chimayo Elementary School, chimayo, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Was not at the right polling place so not on the rolls

053149

11/05/04, 6:16 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Chimayo Elementary School, chimayo, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Name not on voter roster.

054871

11/10/04, 7:41 AM PST

Other polling place problem

Dixon, Dixon, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Was at the precinct where she thought she had been registered at but told it was a mistake, she was not registered in that precinct.

059458

12/02/04, 9:55 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Chimayo Elementary, Chimayo, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

not on rolls. wrong precinct.

 

Improper purges of voter rolls

055107

11/10/04, 10:33 AM PST

Criminal status-related problem

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

The voter was a convicted felon and is off probation or parole

059428

12/02/04, 8:58 AM PST

Identification-related problem; Criminal status-related problem

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Not listed on voter list. County Clerk stated I was a convicted felon and could not vote. Been off probation since Feb. 2001. Birth date in case # was wrong, they had #RA 904-12-CR 1991 me down for 11-11-57 and i was born 11-11-59. First time voting/discouraged.

059448

12/02/04, 9:41 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Chimayo Elementary, Espanola, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

not on voter registration list. voter informed us that he had voted in the past, as recently as 2 years ago.

059463

12/02/04, 10:05 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Hernandez, Espanola, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Voter was dropped from the precinct in which he was preregistered when he moved to Las Cruces to go to school. His name was registered in Las Cruces, but he does not believe that he ever re-registered in that precinct/county. Today he voted via provisional ballot in Rio Arriba, Precinct # 36.

 

Failure to allow provisional voting/not enough provisional ballots

053718

11/07/04, 5:57 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Hernandez, Espanola, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Voter had applied for absentee ballot but it never arrived. Tried to vote with provisional ballot but none available.

053719

11/07/04, 6:15 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem; Provisional ballot problem

Lucero Center, Santa Cruz, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Voter did not receive absentee ballot and was forced to wait for an hour and a half for affidavit envelopes which were not present at the polling site.

053720

11/07/04, 6:41 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem; Provisional ballot problem

Lucero Center, Espanola, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

There were insufficient provisional ballots all day long, lack of affidavits and envelopes.

054775

11/09/04, 3:11 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Sombrillo Elementary School, Espanola, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

My name did not appear on the rolls and they refused to let me vote by provisional ballot.

054812

11/10/04, 6:23 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Lyden, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Voter was told that he was sent an absentee ballot, although none was requested. Requested a provsional ballot and was told that he had to get affidvit from county court house more than an hour drive away.

059422

12/02/04, 8:50 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Dixon, Dixon, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Voter did not receive his absentee ballot and so came to polling station to vote. He was told that he was marked down as having already voted. He had not voted. He was told that he had to go to the County Clerk's office to sign an affiidavit and then came back to vote at the polling station.

059432

12/02/04, 9:11 AM PST

Insufficient number of ballots; Provisional ballot problem

Truchas, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Needed a provisional ballot but was unable to get one because they did not have any.

059434

12/02/04, 9:05 AM PST

Provisional ballot problem

Espanola, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

I was not on the roll and asked for a provisional ballot and was not allowed.

059435

12/02/04, 9:10 AM PST

Provisional ballot problem

Espanola, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

no provisional ballots available. I had to wait for a long time (2 hours). It was very upsetting. Did not receive absentee ballot.

059436

12/02/04, 9:13 AM PST

Provisional ballot problem

Santa Cruz, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

There was no provisional ballots available, therefore, I had to wait over an hour and a half. Furthermore, I have three small children with me. Did not receive absentee.

059437

12/02/04, 9:17 AM PST

Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem

Hernandez, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Voter lives in a different precinct and is unable to get to proper precinct. A provisional ballot was denied from precinct 9.

059439

12/02/04, 9:18 AM PST

Provisional ballot problem

Hernandez, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

I went to precinct #9 to vote. I asked for a provisional ballot but they wouldn't give me one. They said I had to go to my precinct in Hernandez which is 6 miles away. I was told by my boss who is an ACT boss (America Coming Together) that I could vote anywhere in Rio Arriba County - but I was denied a provisional ballot.

059440

12/02/04, 9:22 AM PST

Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Not a registered voter at precinct # 9. Voter not offered a provisional ballot. E.P. Lawyers spoke to pollworkers and were not convinced that pollworkers would give provisional ballots in the future.

059444

12/02/04, 9:28 AM PST

Provisional ballot problem; Polling place inquiry

Lucero Center, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

insufficient provisional ballots - the judge was aware of the problem but did not pursue in getting ballots quickly was not trying to find other alternatives- quite a few voters walked away after waiting 2 hours or more for ballots or the affadavit. Some voters were not given information on provisional voting mainly because they and others volunteering did not have information or were not concerned. no emergency ballots.

059454

12/02/04, 9:54 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

1) Affidavits of non-receipt of absentee ballot locates any @clerk's office; phonecall to clerk's office Rodella in attempt to solve problem; assurred that avidavit would be distributed. 2) Subsequent # of emerging ballots @ polling places - city clerk rodella promised to call me back after checking on problem.

059467

12/02/04, 10:15 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Hernandez, Espanola, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Voter received absentee ballot but then couldn't find the actual ballot part of the package. Voter came into precinct to vote in person, but was turned away and told that she must get a signed avidavit from the county clerk in order to vote. Voter was also told that there were no emergency paper ballots at the polling place.

 

 

Registration problems

040927

11/02/04, 12:35 PM PST

Registration-related problem

Espanola, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Caller timely registered to vote but never received card. Wanted to determine whether registered.

044785

11/02/04, 3:07 PM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem; Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry

Ojo Caliente, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Caller had registered to vote in September. She then submitted an application for an absentee ballot. Since she never received the ballot, she went to the polling place she thinks she would have been assigned to. Her husband was assigned to that site but was told that it wasn't the right place although they let him vote anyway. The pollworkers said that she wasn't on the voter list nor on the list of people submitting absentee ballots.

059423

12/02/04, 8:46 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Dixon Elementary School, Dixon, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

registered to vote at present address a few years ago. was told to vote in Ochionayo. was told it was fixed, but still not on register.

059448

12/02/04, 9:41 AM PST

Registration-related problem

Chimayo Elementary, Espanola, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

not on voter registration list. voter informed us that he had voted in the past, as recently as 2 years ago.

 

Absentee ballot problems

053718

11/07/04, 5:57 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Hernandez, Espanola, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Voter had applied for absentee ballot but it never arrived. Tried to vote with provisional ballot but none available.

053719

11/07/04, 6:15 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem; Provisional ballot problem

Lucero Center, Santa Cruz, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Voter did not receive absentee ballot and was forced to wait for an hour and a half for affidavit envelopes which were not present at the polling site.

054357

11/09/04, 6:13 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Santa Cruz, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Did not recieve absentee ballot and had to wait for over an hour to cast provisional ballot

054358

11/09/04, 6:18 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Espanola, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Did not recieve absentee ballot.

054359

11/09/04, 6:24 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Sombrillo Elementary School, Espanola, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Son had applied for an absentee ballot but never received it. Son was now in India and could not vote.

054956

11/10/04, 9:29 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Dixon, Dixon, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Did not receive his absentee ballot and he was told that he had voted.

059422

12/02/04, 8:50 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Dixon, Dixon, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Voter did not receive his absentee ballot and so came to polling station to vote. He was told that he was marked down as having already voted. He had not voted. He was told that he had to go to the County Clerk's office to sign an affiidavit and then came back to vote at the polling station.

059425

12/02/04, 8:52 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Sombrillo, Espanola, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

her son, Ram Das Singh Khalsa, is registered to vote however he is studying in India and therefore requested an absentee ballot which was not sent in the mail which did not allow him to vote his first time Election 2004. The absentee ballot was requested between July and August 2004.

059427

12/02/04, 8:58 AM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Lyden, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

I was told that I had received an absentee ballot and could not vote. I explained that I didn't request an ansentee ballot. I was told by the presinct judge that I needed to go to the county clerk's office and get a signed affidavid before coming back to vote. I asked if I could vote with a provisional ballot, and was told that I could not. I had to get an affidavid.

 

 

054806

11/10/04, 6:01 AM PST

Other

Dixon Elementary School, Dixon, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Employee was not allowed time off to go and vote.

059443

12/02/04, 9:39 AM PST

Voter Intimidation

Dixon , Embudo, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

She is the PA at the Embudo Clinic, Health Centers of Northern New Mexico, and was told that she and other staff members could not take time out to vote because they lived in the area of the polling place. She argued with the administration and finally got permission to take 15 or 20 minutes to vote!