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Texas Election Problems

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Houston, Harris County (Touch Screens Default Kerry to Bush and Default Dem ticket to Repub and

extreme voter suppression of minority voters, machines broken, long lines, voter unable to vote, registration problems,

absentee problems, provisional ballot problems)

San Antonio, Bexar County(Touch screens Default to Bush and straight Democratic ticket doesn’t vote for Kerry) , machine problems,

long lines, registration problems, DMV registration problems, absentee problems)

Austin, Travis County (touch screens default from Kerry to Bush, default straight Dem ticket to Bush) machine problems,

long lines, registration problems, DMV registration problems, absentee problems, student vote problems)

Dallas (Touch screen straight Democratic vote defaults to Republican or no vote, registration problems, absentee problems)

Collin County (Optical scan county) inaccurate tabulator, overvotes, registration problems

Denton County(Unable to vote for Kerry if don’t vote for all Democrats)

Waller County Student vote suppression

Wichita County Punch card tabulator glitches, undervotes as high as 20%

Willacy County compiler glitches

Tarrant County machine problems, glitches, registration problems

Other documentation and county information at end

Student Vote Problems

Harris County

Touch screen switching and straight democratic ticket vote doesn’t go to Kerry

029306, 11/02/04, 4:47 AM PST, Machine problem, Cthaise on Pech Road, Katy,

Harris County, Texas, Voter voted on the first early day to vote in Houston (october 18th) by electronic machine. Voter chose Kerry and when she checked her ballot she found that bush was selected. This happened one or two more times. By the third or fourth attempt kerry showed up as selected and voter submitted her vote.

047683, 11/02/04, 4:41 PM PST, Machine Problem, Houston, Harris County, Texas,

Touch screen computer: when voter checked screen, first showed Republican, then showed nothing selected, even though voter had selected Democratic ticket. Voter then selected candidate for president, rather than entire list, and was concerned about accuracy of machine

047873, 11/02/04, 4:46 PM, PST, Machine Problem, Harris County Court House, Houston, Texas, Electronic voting, voted straight Democratic, 3 of 6 machines give Bush the vote although they vote democratic.

042739, 11/02/04, 1:47 PM PST, Other ballot-related problem, Houston, Harris County , County, Texas, Democratic congressional candidate. She wanted to vote for but didn't show on ballot. She wanted to vote straight democratic (party line vote) but machine didn't register that she had in fact selected Kerry

049300 11/02/04, 5:42 PM PST Machine problem Rolling Isaac Elementary, Harris County, Texas #2 machine and #4 machine were malfunctioning (not properly reflecting party-line ballot...sometimes recorded a vote for President and other times did not)

059605 12/02/04, 1:30 PM PST Machine problem Isaacs Elementary, Harris County, Texas both a voter and later the judge reported that in straight ticket voting the machines did not automatically vote in each race. even when a candidate was of the right party. for example, district 133 and the district attorney race were not automatically checked. judge repeatedly asked me to report this - she was very concerned.

047278, 11/02/04, 4:26 PM, PST, Machine Problem, Houston Harris County, Texas,

Problem with voting machines - people reported voting for Democrats but their votes being cast for Republicans - caller saw report on the news - Channel 11 - CBS News 5:00

059658, 12/02/04, 2:25 PM, PST, East Haven Edgebrook & Clearwood, Houston, Voter was trained on the machines before he voted. When he voted he said that it took him 3 tries before the machine would keep(save) his party selection(Democratic). He said some people just left without completing the voter process because they couldn’t get the machine to “hold” their election when they tried to save the vote. Voter told me this late(6:00 PM), but wanted the incident recorded. He said there were no EP people at this precinct so no incidents were reported here.

036177 11/02/04, 9:38 AM PST Machine problem 0566-1, Houston, Harris County, Texas Caller said when she voted a straight democratic ticket, the vote did not register for the presidential (Kerry) vote

046164 11/02/04, 3:45 PM PST Machine problem Houston, Harris County, Texas Casting line ballot for Democratic party means casting vote for Bush.

059663, 12/02/04, 2:33 PM PST, Machine Problem , Houston, Harris County, Texas, There appears to be a malfunction of machines #1,2, and 4. Technician states that problems are being reported on at least one machine at the 6 precincts that he is assigned to.

Machine problems/long lines/voters unable to vote in minority precincts

059693 12/03/04, 6:19 AM PST Machine problem; Long lines Harris County, Texas 1. People are packed like sardines 2. People are leaving 3. 5 out of 10 machines are broken

014550 10/25/04, 6:33 AM PST Machine problem; Long lines Acers Homes Multi-Service Center 6719 W. Montgomery, Houston TX 77091, Harris County, Texas , Early voting line extremely long, with waits exceeding an hour. 20 machines were set up at the , but only 4 or 5 voters allowed to vote at a time. Voter told that electronic voting set up on dial-only, voter told that any more would be overloaded. Many voters left polling place due to wait. Polling place is county-wide voting site for early voting, and Harris County has high concentration of minority voters.

015286

10/26/04, 9:48 AM PST

Machine problem; Long lines

Houston, Harris County, Texas

only 4 or 5 of 20 voting machines at early voting location are working; voter lines are so long in black community precinct that voters are leaving; I called the County Clerk's Office, which said that the computers were slow but are now working normally. I left a message about this with the caller's voice mail.

	047788	11/02/04, 4:46 PM PST		Other		St. Philips Catholic Church, Houston, Harris County, Texas		Voter went to the polls with her elderly mother. She wanted to assist her mother with the machine because her mother is not "computer literate" and does not see well. I asked if she was legally blind, but her daughter said no. The mother had to vote by herself, and she was very confused by the computer. She is not sure who she voted for or if she voted. Daughter said other elderly voters had the same problem.
059745			12/03/04, 7:51 AM PST	Other	Houston, Harris County, Texas		My daughter was trying to help me to vote on the new machines. I have no computer knowledge. I asked my daughter to help because the people at the precinct wouldn't help me.

Harrris County Registration Problems

043984	11/02/04, 2:27 PM PST		Registration-related problem Not allowed to vote	1815 W. Green Blvd. City Library, Houston, Harris County, Texas	Not on list, told by county that he failed to provide license, id or last 4 digits of SS#. Voter had registration form listing these items as "optional". Not allowed to vote.
044033	11/02/04, 2:28 PM PST		Registration-related problem- Not allowed to vote	Bear Creek, Houston, Harris County, Texas	Moved street addresses with same county. In TX six months. Updated address for voting purposes, but his name was on list w/wrong address. Would not let him vote.
053049	11/04/04, 6:32 PM PST		Registration-related problem Not allowed vote	Houston, Harris County, Texas	Moved within same city, but drivers license had wrong address. The roll had current address. Wouldn't let her vote .
027041	11/01/04, 5:44 PM PST	Absentee-ballot related problem		Missouri City, Fort Bend County, Texas	Son never received ballot, although requested it early and called several times to notify that it wasn't received. Mother thinks something's wrong because she's been told that ballot was sent on 3 different days and she lives in heavily republican county AND her daughter had the same problem when registering for the primary - she called office of early voting

Many more of these

Harris County. Six of the 11 eSlate voting machines are down at Cullen Missionary Baptist Church in southeast Houston. The precinct judge says technicians have come out twice to repair them, but were unsuccessful http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3636

Harris County. At least six of the E-slate voting machines weren't functioning when voters first arrived at a S.E Houston polling place. People (were) coming in at 7:30 and not leaving until 9. All 11 E-slate machines are working now, but it took three technicians to come out to the site and fix the problem. Officials told Eyewitness News it should have just taken one technician to do the repairs. There is still no word on what exactly was wrong with the equipment. Several other precincts were having problems with the E-slate machines as well. http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3641

Bexar County(Default to Bush)

018033 10/30/04, 12:29 PM PST Machine problem Northside Activity Center, San Antonia, Bexar County County, Texas Checked Kerry and it showed Bush as the person she voted for. Calling for her Aunt.

033429 11/02/04, 7:49 AM PST Machine problem plaza at corner of W White & Rigsby in San Antonio, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Machines not working. After she finalized choices, the results were different from what she had voted. Voting machine showed some blank fields for some candidates after she had voted. Alerted election official who told her the machine was fine and she was not allowed to go back. No

033474 11/02/04, 7:47 AM PST Machine problem Sky Harbor Elementary School, Fisher's Bend Street, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Six machines in polling place, but just one is working. Fifty people in the polling place tried calling 335-VOTE but the line was busy.

037893 11/02/04, 10:44 AM PST Machine problem San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Individual called to report that a professor at a local community college went to vote early 10/22 at Great Northwest Library. He voted straight Dem. ticket & then discovered that the machine marked him as having voted for George Bush. He told election judge, who said "we'll keep an eye on the machine." Caller read about incident in school newspaper, not a witness/not connected with professor. [P]

045801 11/02/04, 3:33 PM PST Machine problem Rogers Middle School, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Voting machine - elderly woman chose all of the votes, at end said that she hadn't chose anything. Had to go back through 2x. (1st time through had voted like it had registered the choices, but didn't).

TV News - on election; said lines were long thought it has intimidating voters - Channel 12 KSAT Geoff Kuenning No

045801	11/02/04, 3:33 PM PST	Machine problem	Rogers Middle School, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Voting machine - elderly woman chose all of the votes, at end said that she hadn't chose anything. Had to go back through 2x. (1st time through had voted like it had registered the choices, but didn't).
012125	10/19/04, 1:21 PM PST	Machine problem	Thousand Oaks Sendero Library, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	- Voter went to vote early and said the written instructions were too complicated/hard to read. He was told he could choose a party and his ballot would be automatically completed, but when he selected the party, many local office races were not automatically filled in and he was allowed to cast an incomplete ballot. He said the voting process was taking a long time and some of the people were crying because they were confused and unsure of whether their ballots had counted. - Also, the African American male said he voted in a white neighborhood and when he presented his ID the computer crashed. He was told this happens "from time to time" although it only happened to him in this instance. - In the 2000 election he was sent to five different polling locations before he was allowed to vote.

Machine problems/long lines

012158 10/19/04, 1:44 PM PST Machine problem San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Voter participated in early voting and was told by a poll worker to push the red button on the machine to register the vote. She did, but was told that a number of people had not and that their votes would not count. Caller wanted to know what she could do about that.

024259 11/01/04, 1:48 PM PST Other San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Caller signed in at the polls as No. 311117 but when caller went to the machine, the paper said 311119 and the poll worker input caller as 311119.

031663 11/02/04, 6:38 AM PST Other ballot-related problem Scott Harbor, 5902 Fishers Bend, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Only 1 of 6 voting machines is working. 031917 11/02/04, 6:51 AM PST Machine problem San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1 machine broken. Votors on the line told tha they can't vote with any machines. Thus, voters leaving.

031935 11/02/04, 6:52 AM PST Machine problem Sky Harbor Elementary School, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Six machines in polling place just one working. 50 people in polling place called 335-VOTE called it, busy.

011441	10/19/04, 6:59 AM PST	Long lines; Other polling place problem	Westlake Mall, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	for hundreds of people only 2 check in people and 2 judges no receipt for vote
012355	10/19/04, 4:33 PM PST	Long lines; Other polling place problem	Bexar County, Texas	On 10/18/04 and 10/19/04, voter and her husband noted that the Anglo-Saxon poll workers in their Bexar County polling place were working very slowly, which caused long lines and voter frustration. Voter noted that this polling place serves a large number of Latin- and African-Americans.
031935	11/02/04, 6:52 AM PST	Machine problem	Sky Harbor Elementary School, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Six machines in polling place just one working. 50 people in polling place

Registration problems

046884	11/02/04, 4:19 PM PST	Problem based on student status	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Polling place told him not registered in San Antonio. Student in university. Has a voter registration card with San Antonio precinct.
050935	11/03/04, 7:32 AM PST	Registration-related problem; Voter Intimidation	Cody Library, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Voter moved from one county to another. Registered to vote at DMV in the county he tried to vote in. Went to vote at new location (precinct application w/new addresss) and was told he wasn't on the local voting rolls with the new address
051158	11/03/04, 9:49 AM PST	Registration-related problem; Voter Intimidation	San Antonia, Bexar County, Texas	Went to vote in early voting period but was told she couldn't vote because she wasn't on the roster. She found out her registration card had been sent to her former address in the same county. She was told touse a provisional ballot at her new precinct. On voting day she went to vote at the new precinct and was told she couldn't fill out a provisional ballot there
015786	10/27/04, 6:33 AM PST	Registration-related problem	Converse, Bexar County, Texas	Checked registration at DMV; now shown as not registered (himself and wife)
036477	11/02/04, 9:51 AM PST	Provisional ballot problem	Oakwell Branch Library, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Registered at voter registration drive; signed up at Rock the Vote; supposed to receive card but never got it; not on list;
049272	11/02/04, 5:45 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Adam Hill Elementary School, Mossy Creek, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Registered 1 year ago through the DMV (9/2003) and has not received a voter registration card. Told by Judge that the only way they could vote was by provisional ballot, and that it would not be counted. The voter believes that this was racially motivated.
049496	11/02/04, 6:01 PM PST	Registration-related problem; Voter Intimidation	Edward Cody Library, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Applied via motor (DMV) voter in June 2004; had been in Medina County prior to move to Bexar; asked for a provisional ballot; person at polls was extremely rude and told him this probably Voter intimidation; judge was intimidating
050049	11/02/04, 6:24 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Dallas Reunion Arena, 77 Sports Street, Dallas TX, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	She called before; updated infor; wants to kow how to ghet her voter's registration card; registered thru voter registration Dive - but never got her card.
052891	11/04/04, 3:51 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Connally Middle School, 8611 Silent Sunrise, Bexar County, Texas	Was told not on list when went for early voting. Did not receive voter registration card
052920	11/04/04, 4:22 PM PST	Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry	Bexar County, Texas	Did not received voter registration card
053027	11/04/04, 6:12 PM PST	Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Believes she registered through DMV, did not get voter registration card
053125	11/05/04, 4:39 AM PST	Registration-related problem; Provisional ballot problem	Golead Road, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	She went to her last polling place. She recently moved but didn't reregister. They told her she could cast provisional ballot but it "wouldn't count" so she didn't vote.
053359	11/05/04, 10:14 AM PST	Registration-related problem	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Third attempt to vote; second call to this hotline. Tried to vote twice but told at wrong location. 8526 Timber Lodge, 9407 Cliff Way 78250
041910	11/02/04, 1:11 PM PST	Other polling place problem	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Called to register complaint. Was directed to multiple polling places before being allowed to vote. Poll workers apparently didn't know proper polling place.
027245	11/01/04, 6:04 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Health Careers High School, 4646 Hamilton Wolfe Rd, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Did not receive confirmation of updated registration with new address. Submitted complete online form and mailed before close of update. Wanted to know where to vote. Always registered in Bexar County.
039012	11/02/04, 11:36 AM PST	Provisional ballot problem	St. Francis Episcopal Church, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Caller's husband registered (new voter/new citizen). Went to polls this morning and was tole he was not on list. Judge at polling site would NOT give him or others in same situation a provisional ballot until judge , after lengthy delay, called downtown to confirm whether idividuals were registered. Husband eventually permitted to complete provisional ballot, but judge wrote "not registered" on ballot and wrote WRONG precinct number on ballot. Judge wrote "3072". Caller insists correct precinct is 3169. "Neta" at elections office returned caller's phone call and confirmed that the policy is noone should be given provisional ballot until "downtown" gave approval. When caller called back to speak with person in charge, Kathy Villarrezl, she was told that there is noone named "Neta" in the office.
060754	12/31/04, 8:06 AM PST	Long lines; Other polling place problem	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Reported via e-mail to eirhelp: I voted early from Cody Library, and the wait was only 10-15 minutes. When I helped an elderly neighbor vote on election day at McDermott Elementary, however, the wait was at least an hour (maybe longer.) I tried to find out from the County Election Administrator how many voting machines were used compared to the 2000 election, and I did not receive a reply on that particular question.

Absentee ballot problems

028231	11/02/04, 3:28 AM PST	Absentee-ballot related problem	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Caller's sister asked for absentee ballot and never received one. She lives in a nursing home and has MS and other physical problems. How can she get an absentee ballot for her sister.
019884	11/01/04, 6:51 AM PST	Absentee-ballot related problem	Bejar County, Texas	Caller is in the Marine Corps and has lots of friends in Iraq, none of whom have received their absentee ballots.
051917	11/03/04, 3:13 PM PST	Absentee-ballot related problem	CATS, 7719 Piper Lane, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	Student, requested absentee ballot but did not receive,.

Bexar County. Problems with 19 ES&S touchscreen units delayed the final tabulation until almost 6 a.m. Wednesday. The machines had to be brought to the county's warehouse, where their data was retrieved and counted http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3679

Bexar County. Computers fail to connect to the main computer to verify voter registration http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3257

Bexar County. iVotronics register incorrect votes. The theory is that voters inadvertently rested a hand on the screen. Default from Kerry to Bush. http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=4239

Uncharged batteries in several ES&S touch-screen voting machines hampered early morning voting at a southeast Bexar County precinct for about two hours today, officials said. Poll workers at Sinclair Elementary School realized just before 7 a.m. that the voting machines were dead. They weren't booted up until two hours later

Bexar County. Poll worker illegally told a voter she must show identification to vote, even though she had her voter registration card. http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3650

Bexar County. Poll worker illegally told a voter she must show identification to vote, even though she had her voter registration card http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3650

Austin, Travis County (default from Kerry to Bush, default straight Dem ticket to Bush)

015252	10/26/04, 9:32 AM PST	Machine problem	Travis County, Texas	Caller reported that she knew of 4 people that voted a straight democratice ballot. When they went to reivew their ballot at the end it showed that they had voted for Bush
012996	10/20/04, 12:14 PM PST	Machine problem	Austin, Travis County, Texas	Voter concerned about security/reliability of voting machines and wants to vote with a paper ballot.
014216	10/22/04, 3:38 PM PST	Machine problem	Austin, Travis County, Texas	Ms. Jones heard a number of reports on the radio in Austin that people who are voting on the e-Slate machines and are voting a straight democratic ticket have 2 problems: for a few, it registers as a vote for Bush; and for all of them, a vote on a referendum about light rail is not on the "slate" and does not register on the straight-ticket vote. She would like this addressed. There is no paper trail on the voting. The election officials appear to be saying that the Bush-instead of-Kerry incidents are isolated and few.
014754	10/25/04, 11:32 AM PST	Machine problem	Travis County, Texas	Machines are confusing, if you straight Dem, then go back to review or change, a vote for Kerry is changed to a vote for Bush. But there is no paper receipt to verify the problem or if the vote was actually cast for Bush. Voter just received a warning from her precinct chair to that effect.
021981	11/01/04, 10:46 AM PST	Machine problem	Randalls, West Lake Hills, Travis County, Texas	Voted Friday 10:40 am at Randalls Bk Rd voted straight Democratic Party Machine Report showed vote for Bush. E-Slate Machine
028858	11/02/04, 4:21 AM PST	Machine problem	Randalls, Travis County, Texas	Voted Friday 10/29/04 10:40 a.m. at Randalls Bk Road; voted straight Democratic but party machine report showed vote for Bush. E-slate machine.
034318	11/02/04, 8:28 AM PST	Machine problem	Austin, Travis County, Texas	Concerned that early vote (in Austin, Tx on 10/26) may have been mis recorded because heard rumors that electronic machines were not properly recording votes. Wanted to know if any back-up (paper) for electronic voting.
036846	11/02/04, 10:01 AM PST	Other ballot-related problem	350, Austin, Travis County, Texas	Voters who requested paper ballots were denied paper ballots; they wanted to vote on paper instead of machines; they did end up voting on the machines.
050118	11/02/04, 6:27 PM PST	Machine problem	1207 W 45th, Austin (machine 7 - talked to Anne), Austin, Travis County, Texas	Went to machine 7, voted for one candidate, moved on, went back and candidate had changed. Another machine also had problems - was repaired by attendant. Others had problems as well
015336	10/26/04, 11:29 AM PST	Machine problem	austin, travis County, Texas	when you vote straight democratic at the end you have to press "enter" or "cast ballot" some were pressing enter in order to see if there was another page --but when press enter get Bush as your choice- so if you press cast ballot at that point you will then have voted for Bush. Can be fixed if you notice what has happened but may not
018957	10/31/04, 3:06 PM PST	Machine problem	Travis County, Texas	This happened to a friend of Kathy's in Austin - Travis county. She voted straight democratic and checked her vote afterwards. She saw it was straight Dem except the President was Bush-Cheney. She complained and they changed it. Dem party says that they have gotten several reports.

Machine problems/long lines

015287

10/26/04, 9:50 AM PST

Machine problem

travis County, Texas

said more than half of macines not working

Intimidation/registration problems

033906	11/02/04, 8:12 AM PST	Voter Intimidation; Identification-related problem	McBee Elementary School: Breaker Lane, Austin, Travis County, Texas	She and mother only black voters at polling place at time. Poll workers asking all voters for registration card, or ID and then asking if they moved. However, only with her and her mom did worker further harass then - not believing her answer that they had NOT moved. Repeatedly qustions and took license to check against records. Did not do this to others. Caller felt discriminated against because of race
034159	11/02/04, 8:22 AM PST	Other	Austin, Travis County, Texas	Believes MSNBC reporter exaggerated weather reports in effort to discourage voting.
036271	11/02/04, 9:45 AM PST	Voter Intimidation	Austin, Travis County, Texas	Stopped husband from voting; were not referred at all; went to vote previous year and they allowed him to vote then.
039588	11/02/04, 11:52 AM PST	Registration-related problem; Voter Intimidation	Randalls Grocery Store, Point Venture, Travis County, Texas	Calling about husband who went to vote early in Austin, TX. Both voted at Anderson Mill Elementary. The polling people told husband not in system. Offered him provisional ballot. Husband is a hispanic male. Thought it was wierd that he couldn't vote where wife (white) was allowed.
044223	11/02/04, 2:33 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Pflugerville, none given County, Texas	went to vote and was turned away because voter was not on the list.
045157	11/02/04, 3:07 PM PST	Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry	Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas	No registration certificate
047847	11/02/04, 4:46 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Austin, Travis County, Texas	Mailed in registration with license renewal 1st week of June 2004, daughter signed up at DMV this June/end of May: both filed provisional ballots (because weren't on rolls?) - also saw same thing happen to other people in same precinct.
051040	11/03/04, 8:40 AM PST	Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry	Precinct 4 Roas + Bridge Office, 5412 Lockhart Highway 183, Austin, Travis County, Texas	Moved recently, about a year and a half ago. Changed driver's license and did motor/voter too, but didn't get registration card.

Student vote problems

021475

11/01/04, 9:51 AM PST

Problem based on student status

Jester Hall East @ University of Texas, Austin, TX, Simkias, Travis County, Texas

Caller's son, a college student, went to early vote last week and was turned away (told he needed to vote in Houston, where he is from). Caller said son goes to Univ. of Texas in Austin and he registered to vote there. He has a voter registration certificate.

Absentee problem

045277

11/02/04, 3:13 PM PST

Absentee-ballot related problem

Austin, Travis County, Texas

Requested absentee ballot end of August - did not receive it; called Travis county on Friday and was told they never received her request and did not send ballot

Travis County, Texas 10/22/2004 Machine malfunction TX Travis County. Voters who vote a straight party Democratic ticket see their presidential votes have changed to Bush on the review screen. http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3354

Travis County. Voter voting a straight party ticket miss the page with the commuter rail issue

http://www.kvue.com/sharedcontent/registration/register.jsp?fw=http://www.kvue.com/news/stegal/stories/102004ccktKVUEEvoting.ba64d25.html

Scattered glitches also were reported across Travis County, where clerks at two precincts accidentally hit buttons that shut down electronic voting. Paper ballots were used until the equipment was replaced

http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3660

Travis County Texas Dem straight ticket default Pres. To bush

[12] County Responds to Voting Machine Problems.

Austin Chronicle. Oct. 22, 2004. By Lee Nichols.

http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2004-10-22/pols_feature18.html

Waller County Student vote suppression

016951	10/28/04, 4:35 PM PST	Problem based on student status	Prairie View, Waller County County, Texas	Student at Prairie View A & M registered to vote several months ago in a voter registration drive. She never received her card. She tried to vote early voting (Waller County) but they told her that because she was a student she had to sign something and she was actually supposed to vote in Dallas. They basically would not let her vote - no suggestion even of a provisional ballot.
023958	11/01/04, 1:16 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Waller County, Texas	Students at Prairie Vie University are being told that their registrations have been discarded -- even though they are registered on campus. Note: This University had a march in Feb./March. Wants us to look into situation.
037528	11/02/04, 10:30 AM PST	Provisional ballot problem; Long lines	coleman kemp-smith community center, waller county, prarie view, a&m university, waller County, Texas	no provisional ballots until after 3:00 at her polling place. she is concerned they will end up never getting any and wants to know if poll hours will be extended given the problem. caller was concerned about lack of organization and chaos/long lines at her poll. she is trying to help student voters and wants to know general rles on providing assistance.
045935	11/02/04, 3:38 PM PST	Problem based on student status	Prairieview, Waller County, Texas	In 2000 was registered in Houston, moved on campus, now living off campus up the block. Went to vote where all students were told to vote, he was turned away, told it was only for resident students, not commuters.
049442	11/02/04, 5:49 PM PST	Registration-related problem; Problem based on student status	Prarieview Alumni Assn. University Drive, Prarieview, Wallaer County, Texas	Refused the right to vote because she didn't have her card and wasn't on the roll. She insists that she is registered and in the right location. Not offered the opportunity to sign an affidavit. Said other students were being turned away also.
043666	11/02/04, 2:12 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Hempstead, Waller County, Texas	Submitted address change to people doing voter registration drive at A&M university. Never got card

In Texas, students at the predominantly African-American Prairie View A&M

University challenged a local district attorney’s claim that they were not eligible to vote

in the county. Waller County district attorney Oliver Kitzman wrote a letter to the local

election administrator, later published in the local newspaper, threatening to prosecute

persons who failed to meet his definition of having a legal voting address.6 In fact, an

earlier controversy had led to a lawsuit and a 1978 federal court order prohibiting the

local registrar from treating Prairie View students differently from other county voters.

http://www.naacp.org/inc/pdf/jimcrow.pdf

Wichita County Punch card tabulator glitches, undervotes as high as 20%

060520

12/27/04, 8:16 AM PST

Machine problem

Wichita County, Texas

From story in Star-Telegram, http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/nation/10097146.htm Vote counting was halted when punch-card counting machines started registering undervotes of up to 20 percent. The problem was attributed to a "software glitch".

11/4/2004 Machine malfunction TX Wichita County. More than 6,900 of about 26,000 ballots - mostly early votes - did not record votes for president with 10 of 52 precincts reporting. Similar problems were noted on all other races. Election officials believe ES&S machines are counting votes correctly but that computer programs that process results are malfunctioning. No one knows what the problem is. http://www.votersunite.org/article.asp?id=3690

Dallas

Straight Democratic ticket vote goes to wrong candidate

017292	10/29/04, 11:20 AM PST	Machine problem	frentz rec center, dallas County, Texas	reports that electronic machines are erroneously voting for the wrong congressional candidate in the 32nd congressional district when straight democratic party voting is selected
017246	10/29/04, 11:16 AM PST	Machine problem; Other ballot-related problem	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	Voter voted on electronic machine strainght Democratic ticket but when he reviewed his vote the Republican candidate for Congress was marked. Voter called election official to see problem and it happened again. Second election official was notified. When he attempted to vote straight Democratic ticket a different Republican candidate came up
044591	11/02/04, 2:56 PM PST	Other ballot-related problem	Early Voting -- Baptist Church, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	She and hsband both voted straight party ticket and did not check box separately for president, so didn't get to vote for president

Machine problems/long lines

051977

11/03/04, 4:06 PM PST

Machine problem long line

Nancy Jane Cochran School, 600 Keeleland Parkway, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Electronic polls not working. Using manual but it was already backed up. She couldn't wait.

Registration problems

013686	10/21/04, 4:21 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Dallas County, Texas	Registered to vote over a month ago. Mailed it in to the pre-printed address on the form that was given to her by the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Today called the Register's office and no record of registration.
016619	10/28/04, 9:10 AM PST	Registration-related problem	Dallas County, Texas	registered 2 mos ago not gotten card
017214	10/29/04, 9:59 AM PST	Registration-related problem	Dallas County, Texas	registered on line before deadline- not have registration card back
050265	11/02/04, 6:39 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas	Did not receive voter registration card; summer ; has not moved; same address; should ID; local election officials refused to let voter vote
051893	11/03/04, 2:51 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Dallas County, Texas	Voter has valid voter certificate but was denied early voting on grounds he was not on list.
052157	11/04/04, 4:37 AM PST	Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry	Irving, Dallas County, Texas	Registered on Driver's License to be auto-registered. Moved. Didn't receive registration card. Doesn't have time to reregister. Inquired about polling location
032401	11/02/04, 7:12 AM PST	Registration-related problem	Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas	Registered through the DMV in Dallas in July 2004; didn't receive voter registration card; wants to know if registered; i checked Dalls county website; did not locat her registration
032900	11/02/04, 7:28 AM PST	Registration-related problem	Dallas County, Texas	Not on roll told to vote provisional; moved sent in county registration over a month ago through DMV
051021	11/03/04, 8:27 AM PST	Registration-related problem	Cedar Hill, Dallas County, Texas	Registered to vote in Dallas county. Registered when he moved but did not recieve registration certificate. THey didn't have his name in precinct. Didn't offer provisional ballot. Wife was on list and they were mailed on same date
053035	11/04/04, 6:19 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Dallas County, Texas	Went to vote because she was told she was not on list. Never received voter registration certificate. Was not given option to vote with provisional ballot
026912	11/01/04, 5:34 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Messule, Dallas County, Texas	Moved to Dallas in July. Registered in Kaufman County. Husband and her sent in registration before deadline and received nothing back. Sent voter registration from last week of September, one week before Oct. 4th deadline.
027378	11/01/04, 6:21 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Grand Perry, Dallas County, Texas	Believes registered to vote when got license and rock the vote by mail, never received card/poll location,
037785	11/02/04, 10:37 AM PST	Registration-related problem	louisville, denton County, Texas	registered in time, didn't receive registration card and website didn't indicate she was registered,
040462	11/02/04, 12:19 PM PST	Other polling place problem	Reed Middle School, 530 East Freeman St., Duncanville, Dallas County, Texas	Incorrectly turning away voters. Caller is polling judge at another location. People are being redirected to caller's polling place. 3-5 voters were wrongfully sent away from polling place even though had a voter registration cards adn when judge looked up their voting info, matched info contained in card. Heard of additional incidents.
017269	10/29/04, 10:59 AM PST	Registration-related problem	Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas	Sent in registration at the same time as sister and her son, but did not receive card. Called elections board and was told she was not registered
020640	11/01/04, 8:26 AM PST	Registration-related problem	Dallas County, Texas	2 Problems: 1. He registered to vote in Dallas county and never received anything in the mail
022826	11/01/04, 11:46 AM PST	Polling place inquiry	Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas	Changed address at the DMV, but never received a registration card. Was previously registered at a different address.
053035	11/04/04, 6:19 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Dallas County, Texas	Went to vote because she was told she was not on list. Never received voter registration certificate. Was not given option to vote with provisional ballot
027036	11/01/04, 5:46 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas	Voter registration certificate states valid from 11/3/04 -12/31/05; sure she registered on time
027285	11/01/04, 6:06 PM PST	Registration-related problem	AC New Middle School, 3700 S Belt Line, Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas	Did not know where to go to vote. Did update address information but received no info on where to go to vote
030055	11/02/04, 5:29 AM PST	Registration-related problem	West Mesquite High School, 2500 Memorial, Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas	Never received registration certificate
032167	11/02/04, 7:00 AM PST	Registration-related problem; Voter Intimidation; Provisional ballot problem	Story Lane, Irving Blvd Fire Station, Irving, Dallas County, Texas	Caller went to the Fire House and her mother wasn't on the list. The person there told her to go to Rochelle in North Irving to cast a provisional ballot. This is far away. She felt like she was being discouraged from voting
033105	11/02/04, 7:33 AM PST	Identification-related problem; Polling place inquiry	Dallas County, Texas	No card received.
036925	11/02/04, 10:06 AM PST	Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry	Glen heights, Ellis County, Texas	Husband told not on roll, even though had previously registered at DMV
010887	10/18/04, 12:23 PM PST	Registration-related problem; Polling place inquiry	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	Did not receive verification/polling place information.
017170	10/29/04, 9:10 AM PST	Registration-related problem	Dallas, Dallas Co. County, Texas	Registered at Department of Human Services and did not go through.
018640	10/31/04, 12:38 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Allen, Collins County, Texas	Caller moved from Georgia back to Texas. Caller registered to vote at the Department of Motor Vehicles when she changed her driver's license. Caller went to vote early on Friday and was told that she was not listed and was not registered
026331	11/01/04, 4:45 PM PST	Registration-related problem	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	Wanted polling site, sent in registration card and did not receive confirmation


030824	11/02/04, 6:04 AM PST	Machine problem	Kirby Middle School, Mesa Road and Stirlingshire, Houston, Harris County, Texas	No machines working at all, no offer of paper ballots
032529	11/02/04, 7:13 AM PST	Machine problem	Kriby Middle School on Mesa Road, Houston, Harris County, Texas	None of the machines are working.
033574	11/02/04, 7:53 AM PST	Machine problem	Cullen Baptist Church, 1233 Cullen - 713-734-0275, Houston, Harris County, Texas	Problems with five or six machines. Poll people called and said someone was coming.

034956	11/02/04, 8:54 AM PST	Machine problem; Long lines	Girl Scount House on Imperial Valley, Houston, Harris County, Texas	Normally 10 voting machines. Today, only 6, none of which were working. Eventually 3 were working. Major minority district (largely hispanic- at least 50%). Some people left due to delay. He overheard poll workers (who were helpful) comment on the relative lack of machines. He suspects voter surpression due to race.
036023	11/02/04, 9:34 AM PST	Machine problem	Houston, Harris County, Texas	Been at polls for 3 hours- 11 machines/ 6 are down- when caller went to sign up area- was told to come back later. Riot, very angry people, over 100 involved.

	036642		11/02/04, 9:59 AM PST		Machine problem		Cullen Missionary Baptist Church, Car Cullen Blvd & Almeda-Lithod Sg. 4101 Almeda Genoa Rd , Houston, Harris County, Texas		People were packed like sardines. People leavinb. Machines broken (5 out of 10). All affected voters are black.
	038103		11/02/04, 10:48 AM PST		Machine problem		Houston, Harris County, Texas		6 machines - 5 are downwww.ww
	042733		11/02/04, 1:38 PM PST		Machine problem		Houston, Harris County, Texas		6 machines - 5 are down

	046164		11/02/04, 3:45 PM PST		Machine problem		Houston, Harris County, Texas		Hundreds of people - 16 machines and only 5 working.
	046678		11/02/04, 4:05 PM PST		Machine problem; Other ballot-related problem		Houston, Harris County, Texas		Trinity County - her mother lives her and says everyone is voting with pencil and paper. No machines at all. No security, not sealing envelope. Sign name; pick up ballot; mark with pencil, skid into box.
	Polling		Place		problems
015602		10/26/04, 3:51 PM PST		Machine problem		Houston, Harris County, Texas		Voter voted by machine and propositions did not appear on ballot. Informed poll worker, but was not able to vote on propositions.


048448	11/02/04, 5:13 PM PST	Machine problems long lines	Houston, Harris County, Texas	At Lockhart Elementary School, Houston, only one machine that provided "voting code" need a code to vote; only one machine (all other machines broken
048918	11/02/04, 5:27 PM PST	Voter Intimidation; Machine problem	Houston, Harris County, Texas	Went to Rockhill Street Lewis Elementary -- near Hobby Airport, SE side of Houston. People being turned away. Vietnamese people leaving. People at machines calling for people. "E Slate Machine"
049827	11/02/04, 6:08 PM PST	Machine problem	Douglas Smith Elementary School, Houston, Harris County, Texas	The machines were not working. Were waiting for someone to correct it. Just a big line and few election workers waiting to fix machine.
050007	11/02/04, 6:20 PM PST	Machine problem	Lockhart Elementary School, Houston, Harris County, Texas	6 machines - only 1 working poll workers
051633	11/03/04, 12:53 PM PST	Machine problem; Long lines	church, Houston, Harris County, Texas	10 machines, 5 broken; 7-10 a.m. - 3-hour wait - people are leaving - minority neighborhood
059631	12/02/04, 1:53 PM PST	Other polling place problem	Juad Mortimer Lewis 7649 Rockhill St., Houston, Harris County, Texas	poll workers refused to assist voters with e-slate machine and turning people away.



059665	12/02/04, 2:37 PM PST	Other ballot-related problem	Moody Park, Houston, Harris County, Texas	Montie Beach Park and Browning Elementary were our last voting locations and no indication of the correct location for today ever given. Machines were too close to people waiting in line to vote, therefore no privacy to cast a vote.

059746	12/03/04, 8:08 AM PST	Registration-related problem; Machine problem; Late opening	Houston, Harris County, Texas	(1)Poll staff arrived at 7:13 and about 12 voters already waiting in line/2 left to come back "later." Election technician arrived at 7:23 and poll "open." By that time 19 voters in line in rain. (2)Voter denied access, voted on provisional ballot (3)7:57 two of six machines not functioning. 9:52 technician returns and has to shut down and reboot all systems to restore functioning in 2. (4)Election Protection didnt bring poll kit until 10:35 Polling Place Problems
059750	12/03/04, 8:00 AM PST	Other polling place problem	Moody Park Rec. Center, Houston, Harris County, Texas	Half of the machine are positioned in such a way that the afford no privacy and people waiting in line can see over voters shoulders

	059754	12/03/04, 8:22 AM PST	Machine problem; Disability access problem; Other ballot-related problem	Moody Rec. Center, Houston, Harris County, Texas	E-Slate instructions were not posted in such a way and with large enough letters that they could be read in line. Also I was told there was a practice machine, was there? My husband was not given instructions on how to vote on proposition after voting a straight ticket. (Note: same problem as case #059715)
	059757	12/03/04, 8:20 AM PST	Long lines; Polling place inquiry	Moody Park - Foulton, Houston, Harris County, Texas	There is not enough help to help the voters who need assistance. The ladies in the area are not explaining to the voters where they need to go and the difference in the color coded machines white/pink. I had to explain to 5 people what & where to go. it needs to be faster and more sufficient. No privacy.	o