(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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Electronic voting - many people were having difficulty with it
and wanted to bring someone into the booth with them to help them figure it
out, but the poll worker was not allowing that, as to black voters, but was
allowing white voters to bring in a helper. He also sayas
that others were told that they werent' registered
even though they were. |
Broken machines/long lines
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031234 |
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Machine problem; Other ballot-related problem; Long lines |
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At poll - only 1 of 4
machines working. Totally disorganized people cutting very slow moving line
and people giving up. |
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031246 |
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Machine problem; Long lines |
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Computer system down all over |
Registration problems/polling place confusion/provisional ballot problems
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037186 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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greenvillecounty.org has conflicting information on polling
places, just reporting the problem |
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013133 |
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Other polling place problem |
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One-third of voter registration cards sent out by election
office had the wrong information re polling place. Election officals say they will re-issue the cards. |
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009521 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter says he sent in change of address form and has not
received confirmation of registration |
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023077 |
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Registration-related problem |
Simpsonville, |
Moved from current address. She changed driver's license
information and registered there, not received new registration information
(spouse also). |
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027315 |
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Registration-related problem |
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19 - first time voter. Registration
form turned in 2 months. They say they lost his registration. |
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031412 |
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Other polling place problem |
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went to proper polling place. Stands in line.
People in front turned away without provisional ballot. One person turned
away with out calling registrar and didnt offer
provisional ballot. Second person asked for provisional ballot and turned
away. Voter didn't have problem. [P] |
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031938 |
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Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem |
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Changed voter registration from GA to SC via Tom Joyner voting
drive (syndicated radio show). Called Board of Elections and was informed
that she was not elgible to vote, nor could she
cast a provisional ballot. |
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032283 |
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Registration-related problem |
Simpsonville, |
Moved year and half ago - re-registered then new registration
card came recently with maiden name. Just got married and got driver's
license with married name. |
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034470 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered with DMV 8 wks ago, but did not receive his voter
card. Polling place says he is not on the rolls |
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041380 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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Caller has voter registration card for |
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050067 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Board of Elections - listed as registered |
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050074 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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Denied provisional ballot. Kim? |
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051981 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Didn't get voter registration card. |
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052174 |
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Provisional ballot problem |
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What is the name of the petition you could get to vote if you
weren't on ballot. |
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052905 |
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Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry |
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Needed to know where to vote. Had previously been told was not
registered. |
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052941 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter not in database. What to do? |
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052995 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Moved 1 year ago to new county. Transferred registration. Not on
roll at new polling place. |
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
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023350 |
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Voter Intimidation |
11/1 - 8:55 a.m., |
People handing out flyers in minority district with
"Democratic" Party letterhead. Instructs to vote punch button #11
to vote all for Democratic Party. However, if you do this, you won't vote for
President & Vice President. Caller found the flyer in a |
Polling place problems
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025351 |
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Other polling place problem |
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Voter received email, forwarded from a friend, indicating that
several polling places in |
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046351 |
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Identification-related problem |
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No ID and turned away |
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047610 |
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Long lines; Other |
Blythewood, |
Caller attempted to vote in AM before work but lines 2 hours.
Had t owork 10-7 shift; SC polls close at 7.
Employer denied caller's request for time off to vote; some employee's
requests were granted. Works at call center. Unclear reason why different
answers given to different employees. |
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047715 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Students from |
Registration problems
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025412 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered on Oct.-has not rec'd reg. card |
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032577 |
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Registration-related problem |
Port Harrelson, |
Voter sent in change of address form in september
but change was not reflected. Change of address form was requested after
voter requested absentee ballot but did not recieve
absentee ballot. When voter went to vote he was told he could not vote. He
requested a provisional ballot which he cast. When voter checked registration
status online, he noticed that his DOB was wrong |
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047782 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Is not on the rolls but is at the proper precinct/location
(where she has voted previously without a problem). |
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048942 |
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Registration-related problem; Problem based on student status |
Right Direction on |
2 or 3 weeks before Oct. 2nd at Register to vote in Charlseston, SC; Polling place not a registered voter;
several students in same situation; never rec'd absentee ballot |
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053468 |
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Registration-related problem |
Eastover, |
Sent registration in August for current address, registration
office said they never received it (sent in August) - sent 2nd time in
October, again said did not receive it. |
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053510 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Registered within the deadline but did not receive any
confirmation |
Absentee ballot problems
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037120 |
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Registration-related problem |
Chapin, |
Requested absentee ballot 3 times but never recieved.
Want to poll (despite medical problem) and was able to vote. But very
concerned over not having recieved ballot |
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038393 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Recieved absentee ballot on Nov. 1 despite
registering Sept. 28 and asked for absentee ballot in mid-Oct |
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049880 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Just rec'd absentee ballot yesterday - could not return it on
time |
Straight Ticket Voting Problem
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049908 |
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Machine problem |
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Party line casting problem, eliminated presidental
vote. |
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019972 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
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concerned about straight voting for one party,then
you have to vote for president/vice president separately |
Dirty tricks/intimidation and suppression of minorities/polling place problems
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037954 |
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Voter Intimidation; Other polling place problem |
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Brought only one ID and election worker requested 2 forms of ID
and sent voter away. Another person (white) had the same problem, had only
one ID, and was allowed to vote. |
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023408 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Her son's girlfriend received a copy of a flyer saying that
people who were behind in their child support would be arrested if they tried
to vote. She wanted to know if that was true |
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042219 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
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Voter told that she was "selected" to fill out a paper
ballot rather than use voting machine because there were more voting options
on the paper ballot. |
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049528 |
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Early closing |
Methodist Church accorss the street
from Hendricks Elementary School, Boiling Springs, Spartenburg
County, South Carolina |
arrived at 6:40-6:50pm at the polling place and was standing in
line @ |
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051214 |
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Registration-related problem; Long lines |
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long lines. |
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024172 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Registration problems
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024575 |
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Other |
Inman, |
V has moved w/i same county since she
last voted-which was in 2000. V re-registered in the county about 1 yr. ago.
Didn't receive a card |
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029525 |
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Polling place inquiry |
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Got new voter registration card; stood in line; told that they
were not on list |
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032278 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
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Voter registration card
system; reidville elementary school; name not on
voter roll; told to go to Duncan Firehouse by white pollworker;
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032463 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Did not receive voter registration card |
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034716 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Had voted in the primaries at |
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042705 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Voter says he registered at DMV about a year ago. He got a white
postcard (but not a green card, which you need to get) he did not have it
with him, just a drivers license. He has an unusual
last name, so thought it had been misspelled. The polling place wants to send
him downtown instead of giving him a provisional ballot. The poll watcher
helped another person who was refused a provisional ballaot
(and who it later turned out was actually on the rolls). |
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045612 |
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Registration-related problem |
East Hayne, Woodruff, |
Calling about other people who have registration cards, but told
that name is not in registration. Unable to get through to County Registrate Office. They do not have provisional ballots. |
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046195 |
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Registration-related problem |
Landrum, |
Voted last year not on list; changed name and address last
election; neither place has her on the list |
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047386 |
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Other polling place problem |
Wellford, |
Was told at polling place that she was not registered and was
not offered a provisional ballot. Said license was thrown down on the table
and poll worker was rude. |
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052078 |
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Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry |
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Did not receive voter registration card. |
Polling place problems
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032685 |
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Voter Intimidation; Machine problem |
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Believes that voting
machines are down at a school location located at |
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032785 |
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Machine problem |
Mt. Pleasant, |
Machines down. Waited for one hour. Told that someone would come
to fix. All 4 machines were not working. |
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053024 |
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Long lines; Other |
2B, Mt Pleasant, |
Long lines and no policing who got in voting line. |
Registration problems
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023918 |
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Registration-related problem |
Mt. Pleasant, |
Registered to vote when reapplying for driver's license but never
received voter reg. card |
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035250 |
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Other |
bennetsville, |
Caller reports that he and others are being turned away by poll
workers if they do not have voter registration cards andor
are being told their names have been purged from the voter registration list. |
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052965 |
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Registration-related problem; Problem based on student status |
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Waited in line at polling place but were told they could not
vote there. Sent them to county office. |
Absentee ballot problems
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019157 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Caller sent in an absentee ballot application, but the local
election office has no record of the application. |
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024027 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Voter says he never received his absentee ballot. He called the
Board of Voter Registration and they said it was mailed but he never received
it. Unfortunately, he is out of the state today. |
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029490 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Her mother sent a SC form to request an absentee ballot in Sept.
mailed it right back - never got a return. Didn't know how to procede, so is not able to vote. |
Voter intimidation and suppression reported, misformation by poll workers regarding straight party ticket voting and presidential vote, registration problems, absentee problems
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038181 |
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Voter Intimidation |
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Black students not
allowed to cast a ballot while a white student were allowed to cast
"fail safe", challenge ballot vote. |
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041604 |
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Voter Intimidation; Identification-related problem |
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Witnessed enforcing rules regarding identification
inconsistently. African-American voter asked for identification, but a White
voter not asked for identification. |
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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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030995 |
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Other ballot-related problem |
Rosewood, Rockhill, |
Voted straightparty line and concerned
that didn't get a vote for president. She voted Democrat and saw Kerry's name
checked but was not told to vote separately for President, as may be
required, said instructions at polling place were unclear. |
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029113 |
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Registration-related problem |
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After moving last July (within same County) re-registered with
new address. Never received registration ID. |
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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. |
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053034 |
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Registration-related problem |
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Filled out registration at church in 8/04. No registration
certificate. Then filled out registration at DMV in 10/04, received notice of
late registration. |
Absentee ballot problems
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013593 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Did not receive absentee ballot though told mailed |
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013682 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem; Other |
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Has been calling county election officials to ask when her
absentee ballot was mailed. She called in Sept & several times in Oct.
Always told would be mailed within a few weeks or days. Rude election
official told her they would finally mail out today |
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056991 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
Rockhill, |
Voter applied for absentee ballot extra early to insue that she would be able to vote. She never recieved her absentee ballot and no other way of voting
was possible at the time. Voter lives in |
Berkeley County(Dirty tricks, touch screen machines broken, people can’t vote, absentee ballot problems, straight Dem ticket loses president vote)
Dirty Tricks
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024082 |
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Other polling place problem; Other |
Supposed to be |
1) Voter received a call today (called ID: |
Polling place problems
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032145 |
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Machine problem Can’t vote |
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Precinct polls down; no
one can vote, Jewish Community Center is name of precinct location but does
not know number or address. |
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033508 |
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Other |
Fire station on |
Sign up saying:3 mins.
in voting booth/Research:SC
law says no longer than 5 mins. in voting booth |
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046364 |
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Non-English lang. assistance problem |
Monk Corner, |
No information on how
to vote in Spanish, only English signs, area is well occupied by Hispanics
but also by 'rednecks' |
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051071 |
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Absentee-ballot related problem |
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Caller requested absentee ballot weeks ago and never recieved it. She has continuously called local officials
and has not yet recieved an answer as to why. |
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046133 |
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Registration-related problem; Voter Intimidation |
Pendleton, |
Went to vote was turned away because wanted to vote Democratic.
Told he was not listed and told him to go to main office to get new
paperwork. Then went to second polling place in his county and was told to go
back to first polling place and fill out a provisional ballot. Went back to
first polling place and was told he could not have a provisional ballot.
Filed complaint with NAACP. |
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031144 |
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Identification-related problem; Late opening; Other polling
place problem |
Race Path 1 & 2, |
1) Voting districts Race Path 1 & 2 (different polling
places) - voter rolls switched; allowed to vote in general election after
showing proof of residence; 2) As of 7:15 a.m. - no envelopes to vote in city
election - not allowed to cast ballot in this election; switched rolls held
lines up - discouraged people from
voting |