Questions about NOV. 2ND in Ohio because I can't search :(

I need links!

In this video,
http://easylink.d2productions.net/votecobb/votecobb05.wvx , a form is mentioned which has to be signed in order for a voter's provisional ballot to be counted. Also, I believe the ballot itself is supposed to be signed by a precinct official in order to be valid.

My questions are:

1. Why didn't the polling places have the forms on hand, and were there any Blackwell 'decrees' that had anything to do with this? Was it just lack of information? IS this something Blackwell was warned about but neglected to inform citizens about it?

1a. Was the need for a precinct official to sign the provisional ballot printed on the ballot itself?

About redistrcting/precinct changes:
I understand Blackwell made these changes 2 weeks prior to the election. I read that some colleagues or state officials trie to tell him that he needed to inform citizens of new districts but Blackwell ignored these requests.

1. Who tried to tell him/ who did he ignore?

1a. What were his reasons?

About the voting machine shortages:

I read that there were some perfectly useable machines locked away in basements or wherever on Nov. 2nd. Despite many phone calls to Blackwells offices from Precincts with long lines who desperately needed more machines, these precints were not helped. What was the story here?

1. Who said no, and what were his/her reasons for not providing these machines to the urban, minority precincts that needed them?

Can anyone give me a link showing the amount of machines in these long-line, urban areas as opposed to the amount of machines in white neighborhoods?

Thanks in advance if ANYONE can help. All I need are links and a few words about what the link pertains to; I don't need any long explanations but I certainly welcome whatever anyone can offer either way.

Sorry, but I can't search DU because I have no way to make a donation. :( In the meantime I'll search the web as well.

Thanks again!

Please be careful about self-kicking, some mods lock threads for excessive kicking.

Good luck! I hope you find what you need.

Here is some information... hope it helps.

From the FreePress -- about the Allocation of Machines in Franklin County (machines in warehouse, etc.) http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/3/2004/990 (look throughout this site, you might get more that you are looking for).

Link about merging districts in anticipation of e-voting machines
http://www.portlandphoenix.com/features/other_stories/multi1/documents/04258174.asp

I think he actually merged precincts later than the last two weeks -- about 6 months or so? He changed the rules for Provisional Ballots (Must be cast IN the precinct, which was different than in the primaries).

this article about election officials being given wrong information about provisional ballots http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/934

provisional ballots discarded for arbitrary reasons
http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/3/2004/985

He changed rules for the weight of absentee ballots, some districts kept the information on their websites even after he "recinded" the requirement. I think a link for that can be found here (there is a lot of information -- he links to all published articles) http://www.bradblog.com/archives/archive-112004.htm

I am looking as well for Machine Allocation and Voter Expectation that has been "officially released) (I'd be comfortable with a 70% expectation machine allocation, but I don't think that happened). Since they didn't allow the recount people in Ohio to look at the poll books -- I doubt this will happen any time soon.

I was still looking; so glad I checked back!


thank you thank you thank you.

I know that I got information from ACT about the provisional and absentee ballots but I must have deleted the emails....

but was stuck in other places. I'm posting back-and-forth with a very eager-minded young republican; he's trying to be very objective and his mind is opening up... If only his older party members could be as mature...

thanks again.

I think that all of the things that are posted have a source attributed it it. http://www.votersunite.org/electionproblems.asp?sort=date&selectstate=OH&selectproblemtype=ALL

( http://www.votersunite.org select Ohio )