(Some touch screen machines switch vote from Kerry, many lost presidential vote due to voting straight party ticket not counting vote for president unless separately voted, polling place problems/late changes in minority precinct polling locations without notification, voter intimidation/voter suppression/misinformation from officials/long lines/registration problems, DMV registration problems, student voting problems, absentee ballot problems, early closing poll)
Greenville County(Polling place problems, lots of people unable to vote in minority precincts, voter intimidation, registration problems, DMV registration problems, student voting problems)
Richland County (touch screen switching, dirty tricks, polling place problems, late changes in minority precinct polling places without notification, registration and absentee ballot problem)
Dirty tricks/intimidation and suppression of minorities/polling place problems, registration problems, absentee problems, early closing poll
Voter intimidation and suppression reported, misformation by poll workers regarding straight party ticket voting and presidential vote, registration problems, absentee problems
Berkeley County(Dirty tricks, touch screen machines broken, people can’t vote, absentee ballot problems, straight Dem ticket loses president vote)
Touch screen machines switching vote from Kerry
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042752 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
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Couldn't vote straight ballot; time limit of three minutes.
MoveOn.org volunteer called -
Democratic buttons wouldn't push, and was only allowed 3 minutes to vote.
Poll worker said she had voted, that the machines were "very good,"
and that she needed to leave. (Machines only arrived 2 weeks ago) |
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040147 |
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Machine problem |
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Micro voting machine: hit independent; blinking lights started
flashing; he could not change the
vote; he ended up voting for Nader, but wanted to
vote for Kerry. |
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031359 |
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Machine problem |
Administrative Building, Central, |
Electronic voting machine -- 2 columns -- Left = Parties; Right
= Names; When touched names column,
another screen popped up with only Republicans. She was not clear how to
bring up Democrats; touched names on advice of poll worker "if I don't
know names of party candidates I want to vote for" and poll worker told
her to touch names column. |
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025998 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem; Other polling place problem |
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Absentee ballot did not come until this afternoon; says it's due by tomorrow night; ballot includes names of all Republican candidates but no names of
Democratic candidates other than Kerry; must fill in names of Democratic
candidates; same thing happened to daughter who voted early in |
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032765 |
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Machine problem; Late opening |
119, |
Concerned that first time voters are not being acknowledged; machines are unclear and officals are not being helpful; she was not bale to vote for Pres or VP b/c
the machine was not working; offered and emergency ballot; did not take
it; she was told that she was not eligble for
"help" or "clarification" re machine; once she had
started so she was "UNABLE"; there was a pamphlet to read and seh did still had questions; machines broke repeatedly;
techs came in to fix it again and again; polls opened 1/2 late because of
tech problems; people giving up leaving. |
Straight Dem Ticket Dem vote doesn’t vote for Kerry
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031148 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
City Hall in |
Poll workers are telling voters that if they vote a straight
party ticket they are voting for president (not true |
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031813 |
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Machine problem |
City Hall, on |
Optical scan machine- rejected card until voter voted on every issue, including things she did not want to vote on. Other machine problems too, poll voters didn't know how to fix it. Party Line voting rejected |
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032624 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
Summerville, |
E-voting machine, if vote straight party, does not include vote for President |
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047571 |
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Machine problem |
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Electronic machine problem: Choice of straight ticket or individual offices. I wanted to do individual voting. I voted for locals, referendum. Poll worker explained when you get to the end, hit vote. There was never an opportunity to vote for president. I am computer literate. There was no summary given to me at the end. No paper trail. I had read the pamphlet. |
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032765 |
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Machine problem; Late opening |
119, |
machines are unclear and officals are not being helpful; she was not able to vote for Pres or VP b/c the machine was not working; there was a pamphlet to read and seh did still had questions; machines broke repeatedly; techs cam in to fix it again and again; polls opened 1/2 late because of tech problems; people giving up leaving. |
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038151 |
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Machine problem |
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Voted today, when pressed 1 party democratic choice Kerry did not light up, but others did on ticket. Did not report to anyone at polling place, but heard on radio that people were having problem |
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020005 |
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Other ballot-related problem dirty tricks |
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concerned that elderly and minority voters won't be aware of change in ballot: sample ballot shown in church; straight democrat vote - not count presidential vote; have to vote for president and straight democrat. before if you just push button for straight ticket, counted presidential vote. |
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049908 |
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Machine problem |
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Party line casting problem eliminated presidential vote |
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032058 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
City Hall |
Poll worker is
telling people that straight ballot is president vote. |
Polling place problems/voter intimidation/voter suppression/misinformation from officials/long lines/student voting problems
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049197 |
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Long lines; Other polling place problem |
Cox |
tried to vote on three different occasions;
was give conflicting information but finally found the correct polling place.
Did not vote because of long lines |
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049727 |
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Machine problem; Provisional ballot problem |
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She is registered to vote. Having trouble with electronic
machine; requested paper ballot. Couldn't give it to her and wouldn't help
her. Not sure of her vote counted because she did not place her home on
ballot. She is angry that no one helped her and that her vote may not count
wants to know what to do to make sure her vote counts. |
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049849 |
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Provisional ballot problem; Long lines |
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Waited in line 3 hours. Was told she could not use provisional
ballot. She doesn't have time to go back (has 2 kids). Had registered but did
not receive registration certificate |
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042948 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Voter went to vote and poll worker forbade her from taking child
into voting booth. Saw her tell 3 other voters the same thing. Poll worker
said it was a new rule. It was the worker who set the machines. Says that if
had infant or toddler would not have been able to vote. Concerned about other
voters. |
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045665 |
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Other |
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Other employees were given time off to vote, but this was denied
to caller, although requests were made at same time. |
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046488 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Voter's name appears on voter list with current address. Was
incorrectly told that she needed and envelope addressed to her in addition to
driver's license. After a prior call to the Election Protection Line, she
returned to the poll, but was threatened by a government official. She was ultimately
allowed to vote |
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049994 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Showed up without registration card. Was informed she couldn't
vote because they did not have the correct birthdate.
She then filed a provisional ballot, returned home and is calling to report
that she found her registration card and it matched her correct birth date.
Also reported party challengers (from out of state) at black colleges
(Benedict, Morris) |
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050060 |
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Voter Intimidation; Identification-related problem |
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Women witnessed many students from all African-American colleges
being denied the right to vote who didn't have their voter registration cards
but did have college ID cards, even though these students names did appear on
the voters rolls at the precinct |
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051912 |
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Long lines |
Gaston, |
Her polling location changed and when she went to new location
there was a very long line (approx. 2 hours) so will likely not vote |
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052092 |
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Long lines |
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Called to suggest a better name split than A-I and J-Z because
line is way too long for latter. |
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052112 |
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Long lines |
Telion, |
Long lines. Unable to wait |
Registration problems/identification problems/provisional ballot problems
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043333 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Thought I had registered with DMV, in April 2002 in SC. On 10/3
found out I was not on registration rolls in SC. |
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043314 |
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Registration-related problem |
Gaston, |
Moved from one county to another. Did re-register through DMV.
Didn't show up on rolls at polling place |
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043145 |
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Identification-related problem |
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Went to polling place. Had voter reg. card, military ID. Did a
paper vote, allowed to vote for district and local elections. Not president.
Thinks it was a provisional ballot. |
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043760 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Realized that registration rolls and his voter registration had
misspelled his name. Was turned away from polls and told he could not vote
even though he
has 10 years in the same place. [P] |
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052084 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter registration has old address on it, has been in new
address for 10 years. Voted in last presidential election |
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052862 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Thought might be signed
up through DMV. |
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Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem |
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No registration card received by voter. Polling official
initially refused to let voter vote either by normal means or by provisional
ballot. Voter offered ID. |
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053605 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Waited on line for two hours; then told to call this number;
said she wasn't registered |
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052135 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Chairman of voter registration says can't vote b/c not
registered at school address. Been at school address for 4 years. Hasn't
registered there. |
Polling place problems
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030769 |
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Identification-related problem |
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White poll worker was
asking Blacks for multiple form of I.D. Fortunately, this Voter did have
a second I.D. but some others were turned away. |
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034603 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Voters being asked to provide multiple forms of identification.
She personally observed a women with voter
registration and driver's license being asked for a utility bill (not
raced-based. Question asked of white and black voters). |
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034897 |
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Disability access problem |
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Two disabled people turned away from voting. One was half-blind
and voter didn't know what other's disability was. Both had people with them
to help. |
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036963 |
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Polling place inquiry; Other |
advent methodist church, simpsinville, |
three minute time limit to vote; is this
legal? didn't let children (very young) into voting booth with mother |
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045187 |
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Other |
Clear Creek, |
All Whites registered at Cler Creek,
Greenville Tech and Blacks at St. Marks Baptist Church, within 1 minute of
each other. Co-workers who are Black told her they are to vote at St. Marks |
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049599 |
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Voter Intimidation; Machine problem |
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