Voting in Denver
I became a voting machine judge so that I could see first hand if there were obvious problems with the machines or otherwise. There were definitely problems on Tuesday but not too many with the workings of the machines and they were easily corrected.
The first problem of the morning was that we were asked to be there at 5:30 AM and the supervisor didn't show up until 6:15 AM. The training we had was not adequate without experienced help and should have been more hands-on so a late supervisor was a negative. However, she really was not very knowledgeable and in my opinion should not have even been a supervisor. She also had the keys for the machines so little could be done before she arrived. Fortunately, we all managed to be up and running on time with a little extra stress being the main problem.
The supervisor had a special cell phone so the election commission could call in with info. or we could call them. It was not charged and had to be studied on the spot to use. Calls all day long to the election commission were put on hold for 10 minutes or so and some of the problems dealt with waiting voters so this created some anger.
The first problem of the morning was that we were asked to be there at 5:30 AM and the supervisor didn't show up until 6:15 AM. The training we had was not adequate without experienced help and should have been more hands-on so a late supervisor was a negative. However, she really was not very knowledgeable and in my opinion should not have even been a supervisor. She also had the keys for the machines so little could be done before she arrived. Fortunately, we all managed to be up and running on time with a little extra stress being the main problem.
The supervisor had a special cell phone so the election commission could call in with info. or we could call them. It was not charged and had to be studied on the spot to use. Calls all day long to the election commission were put on hold for 10 minutes or so and some of the problems dealt with waiting voters so this created some anger.
First state report, two voting machines down: anomaly, chicanery, or proof of a kleptocracy?
Delmar, Delaware- The town of Delmar is split asunder by the Transpeninsular Line* *that was laid by surveyors in 1751. The southern half of the population resides in Maryland, while their yankee cousins live in Delaware. I currently live just about a mile north of the line. My side of the town boasts a population of 1,407 according to 2000 official census numbers, while the southern side comes in a bit larger as 1,859 people called it home during the same period.
This morning my son Zane and I headed to my alma mater, Delmar High School, to vote. When I arrived there were only a half a dozen people ahead of me in line, a stark contrast to voting in the 2004 election in Columbus, Ohio. The line moved swiftly and soon I was at the head of the line. The normal small town banter was broken as one of the three voting machines allocated to the polling place failed.
One of the elections officials said, “well, about 25 people were able to use it before it went down…” She then continued, “that’s the second machine that’s broken… but it’s ok we have someone on the way to fix them.”
This morning my son Zane and I headed to my alma mater, Delmar High School, to vote. When I arrived there were only a half a dozen people ahead of me in line, a stark contrast to voting in the 2004 election in Columbus, Ohio. The line moved swiftly and soon I was at the head of the line. The normal small town banter was broken as one of the three voting machines allocated to the polling place failed.
One of the elections officials said, “well, about 25 people were able to use it before it went down…” She then continued, “that’s the second machine that’s broken… but it’s ok we have someone on the way to fix them.”
Voting in Hollywood, California
No Diebold or ES&S machines, no threatening pollsters, no interference from poll workers, no threatening calls, no nothing... seems when its a done deal concerning the way a State or locality votes Rove and his minions stay away and concentrate on key elections in swing states. I walked into a church on Yucca Street in Hollywood situated right next to the Hollywood freeway right under the Hollywood sign.
Machine glitches
I want to document my voting experience yesterday at the Middlebury Twp. precinct in Knox County, Ohio. When I cast my vote on a touch-screen machine for Zack Space, the machine registered Joy Padgett. When I changed it, it flipped back to Padgett, twice. Finally, it stayed on Space, but when I turned the page to review my votes, the machine once again registered Joy Padgett.
I was equally troubled by the response of the poll workers to whom I reported the glitch. Their response was something like, "Don't worry about it, it will be all right." They didn't close down the machine!
I checked the print-out to make sure the results were recorded correctly. I left wondering how many voters would even notice the glitch and check the print-out.
Isn't it interesting that all of these glitches seem to err in favor of Republicans?
Jacqueline I. Ruhl
Fredericktown, Ohio
I was equally troubled by the response of the poll workers to whom I reported the glitch. Their response was something like, "Don't worry about it, it will be all right." They didn't close down the machine!
I checked the print-out to make sure the results were recorded correctly. I left wondering how many voters would even notice the glitch and check the print-out.
Isn't it interesting that all of these glitches seem to err in favor of Republicans?
Jacqueline I. Ruhl
Fredericktown, Ohio
I voted today...but almost didn't
I went to vote this morning. I made sure that I looked respectable, tamed
my ethnic hair,
put on nice clothes and wore my good coat. I had decided to try to vote
using a form of ID available to
someone who does not have a drivers license or state ID, and I didn't want
to inadvertently set off any red flags
among the poll workers by looking like... a scary Mexican? Anyway, I
reread the card sent out by the Lucas Co.
Board of Elections spelling out what I needed to do to comply with the new
voter ID law. I put that in my purse
along with my water/sewer bill, one of the only utility bills that I have
which comes in my name in addition to my
Husband's, since according to the notice is sufficent identifiaction. It
has both my name and my husband's and
our address. Of course I also had my Ohio drivers license but was
committed to not using it.
PAPER BALLOTS
At precinct 02 Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Marietta, GA 30064, my wife and I ask for a paper ballot in order to vote today. We were denied a paper ballot by the person in charge of the precinct. I ask why? He said, "Georgia law. You have to use the electronic voting machine." I ask him to show me the law refusing me the right to a paper ballot. He could not.
While I was in line, waiting to vote electronically he approached me with a pink sheet of paper informing me that no paper ballots were to be given to voters. The pink sheet of paper had no official letterhead, signature, and only two paragraphs alluding to this fact. I ask. May I keep this? He said. "No." I ask for a copy. He said. "We have no copying machines available."
We had no choice. We had to vote electronically
In GOD we trust.
Douglas H. And Carol S. Lovely
3060 Fleet Street
Marietta GA 30064-5020
While I was in line, waiting to vote electronically he approached me with a pink sheet of paper informing me that no paper ballots were to be given to voters. The pink sheet of paper had no official letterhead, signature, and only two paragraphs alluding to this fact. I ask. May I keep this? He said. "No." I ask for a copy. He said. "We have no copying machines available."
We had no choice. We had to vote electronically
In GOD we trust.
Douglas H. And Carol S. Lovely
3060 Fleet Street
Marietta GA 30064-5020
Victoria Lovegren may be arrested on criminal charges for seeking to see precinct-level election results in Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County is filing criminal charges against me because I asked some volunteers for the Vote Count Protection Project to call some of the Election Day Technicians, and ask them if they would be willing to write down some of the Voting Unit election results on a data-collection form, to used for vote-count verification purposes.
We were doing this because Blackwell’s directive on 11/1 said that we could not add any more “Observers” to the list of observers, so we could not get “inside access.”
We were doing this because Cuyahoga County was NOT going to post results for the public to see.
We were doing this because of Cuyahoga Board of Elections' dismal record of the May Election debacle, secrecy and law-breaking,, and, in general, 92% of the public distrusts electronic voting!
We were doing this because the proposed post-election “audit” being paid for by the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is a total SHAM! The audit will NOT be counting actual ballots, but sub-totals of ballot counts, and will not be counting all precincts, but a subset of the precincts. Their proposed “audit” is nothing of the sort!
We were doing this because Blackwell’s directive on 11/1 said that we could not add any more “Observers” to the list of observers, so we could not get “inside access.”
We were doing this because Cuyahoga County was NOT going to post results for the public to see.
We were doing this because of Cuyahoga Board of Elections' dismal record of the May Election debacle, secrecy and law-breaking,, and, in general, 92% of the public distrusts electronic voting!
We were doing this because the proposed post-election “audit” being paid for by the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is a total SHAM! The audit will NOT be counting actual ballots, but sub-totals of ballot counts, and will not be counting all precincts, but a subset of the precincts. Their proposed “audit” is nothing of the sort!
machine pulled provisional ballot several times
Nov 7, 11am-ish
My friend just voted in precinct 21-F @ Whetstone High School.
When the poll worker inserted the PEB it pulled up “Provisional ballot” several times.
A second poll worker was called over and then my friend says the instructions to vote came up, followed by what seemed like a “normal” ballot.
I am reporting this in case it turns out to be a common problem.
My friend just voted in precinct 21-F @ Whetstone High School.
When the poll worker inserted the PEB it pulled up “Provisional ballot” several times.
A second poll worker was called over and then my friend says the instructions to vote came up, followed by what seemed like a “normal” ballot.
I am reporting this in case it turns out to be a common problem.
voting difficulty: list of legitimate local write-in candidates not available at polling place
To whom it may concern:
I learned of the organization by watching CNN last night where some compelling coverage on "What Happened in Ohio" was discussed.
This morning when I voted (McHenry County Algonquin Township 65 in Cary, IL) the legitimate write-in canditates list wasn't available, which was a problem as I now understand there are some, and the only local officials on the ballot are Republican. I will also contact my local government for this problem.
Best regards,
William McCarthy
7102 Silver Lake Rd
Cary, IL 60013
I learned of the organization by watching CNN last night where some compelling coverage on "What Happened in Ohio" was discussed.
This morning when I voted (McHenry County Algonquin Township 65 in Cary, IL) the legitimate write-in canditates list wasn't available, which was a problem as I now understand there are some, and the only local officials on the ballot are Republican. I will also contact my local government for this problem.
Best regards,
William McCarthy
7102 Silver Lake Rd
Cary, IL 60013
D Precinct Harrison Twp, Licking County Diebold Machines were faulting
2 Machines were faulting/ needed to be worked on or rebooted by
election staff at the Harrison Twp. Garage Licking County