A lot of us our going to be watching the election tallies tomorrow, and we'll be watching the polls, too.
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Callers have reported receiving robocalls telling them that Election Day is November 5th.
- Ohio: Voters have been falsely told that they can send in absentee ballots as late as November 14th.
- North Carolina: Fliers were left on cars at a shopping mall instructing Republicans to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 4th (actual Election Day) and Democrats to vote on Wednesday Nov. 5th.
- Louisiana: People who moved out of their damaged homes after Hurricane Katrina are reporting confusion about their registration status and voting precinct.
- New Jersey: The state registration database is operating too slowly to update with the names of recent registrants.
- Maryland and Virginia: Voters report receiving calls from the purportedly from the Obama campaign with inaccurate polling place location.
- Indiana: Early voting centers are closing at noon and many people left standing in line have been sent away without getting to vote. Election law is unclear about this situation.
- Michigan: Many registered voters’ names are not appearing on the state web site that verifies registration status. This also means that people can’t find their polling location on the site.
- Kansas City, Missouri: Reports are coming in from voters at a largely African American polling location, who are being warned of a 6-8 hour wait to vote (despite the line being short) and forced to put their names on a list while in line to vote.
Over 80,000 voter calls have now been received at the Election Protection Command Center.
Some emerging trends:
· Broward County leads Florida in voter requests for assistance.
· Registration-related problems rank #1 in nearly every battleground state - hundreds of calls focus on that problem, most often in Texas, New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, Colorado, and California
· Georgia voters are reporting more incidents of voter intimidation than any other state. Other reports of voter intimidation, scams or misinformation are also emerging in Ohio and Missouri.
· Florida voters rank #1 in requests related to criminal status and voting.
· Early voting problems are also being noticed particularly in Ohio, Missouri, Georgia, Florida and California
Other News
REJECTED REGISTRATIONS.
Officials in Delaware County, Pennsylvania have rejected 250 voter-registration applications and questioned more than 4,000 others, alleging concerns over voter fraud and potential mismatches. In Georgia, Secretary of State Karen Handel is proceeding with an effort to send letters to 4,770 registered voters believed to be non-citizens. The secretary’s office took up the charge after counties stopped their verifications processes over DOJ questioning.
ALL IN POLLWORKERS’ HANDS.
Lines, registration problems, what you can or can’t wear. All of these issues now and on Election Day may come down to how they are handled by volunteer pollworkers. Pollworkers work long hours often with minimal compensation. Many states and localities are actively recruiting more volunteers in an effort to stay ahead of the rush on Election Day.
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