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Sunday, October 24, 2010

reports of problems observed firsthand
Election systems aren't perfect. They need to be monitored. Problems need to be reported, corrected.

But like many tasks today, there are too few hands for the job. And the job is getting more and more complex.

You can help.

First, report any problem you encounter—during campaigning, voter registration, balloting, or any other time.

Second, publish your report widely. This not only alerts fellow voters to immediate pitfalls, it helps build a database for revamping the system.

Our Hotsheet lets you publish your report instantly—complete, intact, unfiltered—directly to fellow voters, troubleshooters, journalists, researchers, and other interested observers.

Our site makes it easy to—

Call a hotline for immediate help.
Post a report—and see it published here instantly.
Upload audio or video files.
Read Latest up-to-the-minute reports.
Read All reports, starting with the oldest.

Questions, comments? Post a note here! Or email us at the address below.

Thanks for visiting. And please check back soon for updates!

Ellen H. Brodsky
Hotsheet Moderator
ellen@browardelectionreform.org

P. S. Check out these tips for ensuring your right to vote!
Ensuring Your Right to Vote


ACLU of Florida

Voter Empowerment Cards
 English: Voter Empowerment Card
 Spanish: Tarjeta de informacion electoral 2010 de Florida
 Creole: ELEKTE NAN FLORIDA KAT POU ENFORME YO ELEKSYON 2010

Other Resources

Providing Help to Voters with Disabilities (PDF)
Voting with Mental Disabilities (PDF)
Breaking Barriers To The Ballot Box (PDF)


The Advancement Project

"2010 Florida Voter Protection Laws in a Nutshell”
"Legal Protections Against Vote Suppression in Florida"


Quick Tips for Voters
  • Don't forget to vote! Remind your friends and family too.
  • Check your voter registration status.
  • Locate your polling place and note the hours of operation.
  • Plan ahead, particularly if you require some form of assistance.
  • If you plan to vote at the polls, go early in the day to avoid the last-minute rush.
  • Bring a valid form of identification, even if it's not required.
  • Wear comfortable and adequate clothing in case of long lines or inclement weather.
  • Do not wear candidate-specific clothing.
  • Take your time and read all instructions carefully. Ask for help if you need it.
  • Be wary of rumors and false information that may be designed to discourage you from voting.
  • Report any voting problems or irregularities to state officials and/or call the ACLU's voter protection hotline at 877-523-2792.


Telephone Hotlines


Non-Governmental (nationwide)

866-OUR-VOTE
 (866-687-8683)
888-VE-Y-VOTA
 (888-839-8682)
Election Protection Coalition
Year-round voting info and help.
On Nov 2, attorneys will be on call
to address problems at the polls.

877-523-2792 ACLU's Voter Rights Protection Hotline

954-263-6032 Broward Election Reform Coalition,
Ellen Brodsky



Governmental

  Florida Voter Registration Lookup

954-357-7050 Supervisor of Elections

  Precinct Finder & Sample Ballot

  Check your Registration, Provisional Ballot & Absentee Ballot Status

954-831-6561 State Attorney's Office, Inspections

305-944-9101 FBI





Where to Upload Video/Audio Reports

* After uploading a file, be sure to post its link in your report. *

Video: VideoTheVote.org
Each VideoTheVote video should be between 30 seconds long and 3 minutes long.

YouTube (If you have a YouTube account.)
Each YouTube video can be up to 2 gigabytes in size and 15 minutes in length.

senduit.com (Alternative to the above two.)
Each file can be up to 100 megabytes in size.

Audio:

senduit.com
Each file can be up to 100 megabytes in size.

Reports and Comments

6 comments:

Ellen B said...

Oct. 30, 2010. Broward County. Election Observer from the Broward Election Reform Coalition noticed that all Early voting machines were opened for voting on 10/10/2010. The public testing of the voting machines was on 10/13/10 and early voting began 10/19/10. Broward's early voting machines were opened for voting before they passed the test. This poses serious security issues and is contrary to all logc.

Ellen B said...

Voter Alert:
ADVANCEMENT PROJECT URGES FLORIDA ELECTION OFFICIALS TO ENSURE VOTERS ARE NOT DISENFRANCHISED BY DATABASE ERRORS
October 26, 2010
http://www.advancementproject.org/news/press_releases/2010/10/voting-rights-group-urges-florida-election-officials-to-ensure-voters-ar

Ellen B said...

Just spoke with an Aide from Park Summit in Coral Springs. She told me her friend went to the polls during early voting and her name could not be found in the Florida Voter Registration Database. I gave her the Election Protection Hotline Numbers
866-OUR-VOTE
(866-687-8683)
888-VE-Y-VOTA
(888-839-8682)
and told her to have her friend call them immediately as Lawyers are on staff to help resolve Voter Registration issues and help otherwise eligible voters cast a regular ballot or at least a provisional one.
I printed out this hotsheet for her to take with her and share with her family and friends.

Ellen B said...

2010 November Election: Questions the Press could ask about State Voting Systems

By Kathy Dopp

The press can help ensure the integrity of U.S. elections by asking election officials questions about the public verifiability of the accuracy of state election outcomes.
More......
http://kathydopp.com/wordpress/?p=221

Ellen B said...

Hi Ellen,
I'm volunteering as a "voting machine specialist" for the 1-866-OUR VOTE hotline. I got a complaint to deal with from Broward from this morning that no one else has followed up on. The incident report says, "Voting machine is not working. The machine cannot read the ballots."

According to Verified Voting's Verifier, Broward uses DREs without VVPAT. This leaves me with a couple of questions:
1) Is that info up-to-date? I thought FL had gone all op-scan under Crist.
2) If it is a DRE, what "ballots" could the machine not be reading?

The precinct is J006 at 8300 NW 61st Street, Tamarac, FL 33321. Any chance you or someone you're working with could go down there and see if they're still having problems? I haven't tried calling the county elections office because I just don't think I have enough information to get them to do anything. I've put in a call to the voter asking for more info, which I may or may not receive.

Thanks,

P.S. You can view the incident report at
http://www.ourvotelive.org/report/6099

Ellen B said...

OurVoteLive.org is a website that logs and organizes election-related problems and inquiries across the USA, created by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Since early 2008, it's been used by the Election Protection Coalition (EPC) to coordinate voter assistance efforts in several elections, including the 2008, 2009 and 2010 general elections. The website allows the general public a window onto EPC's election protection efforts by providing anonymized versions of EPC's records.

Have a voting problem or inquiry? Call 866-OUR-VOTE today.

So far, this site has processed 10737 reports for the 2010 General Election since October 26.

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