Voter suppression of Democratic Voters in Sarasota County, Fl

[berniew1]

Voter suppression of Democratic Voters in Sarasota County, Fl

VerifiedVoting.ORG partial listing of reports
# Time Reported Type Location Incident Description FT Voter?
013889 10/22/04, 8:00 AM PSTMachine problemSarasota County, Florida A friend of the caller was attempting to cast a vote for Betty Castor (democratic candidate for
U.S. Senate from Florida) when the machine brought up names of only Republican candidates. This happened 3 times.
014878 10/25/04, 1:14 PM PSTDisability access problem; Long linesSouth Street Location,Sarasota County, FloridaDisabled voters and senior citizens are waiting in long lines. Some disabled voters are leaving and not voting. She wanted to know whether disabled voters and senior citizens can go to the front of the line. (minority precinct)
015160 10/26/04, 7:42 AM PSTVoter IntimidationTerrance Office Building, 101 South Washington Blvd Sarasota, FL, Sarasota County, FloridaElderly woman voted early. While handing her an I Vote sticker, poll worker said Bush-Cheney"? Woman responded "no" angrily
and poll worker took back sticker but then gave her another one. Woman was angry and feels they were trying to intimidate her.
016365 10/27/04, 4:07 PM PSTRegistration-related problemSarasota County, Registered Floridian never got registration card
017000 10/28/04, 5:29 PM PSTRegistration-related problemSarasota, Sarasota County, FloridaCaller is a migrant worker and US citizen, and attemted to register to vote. The address he has used for the past 10 years is a mailing service office in Florida. It is an office, however, so it is not technically a residence. He has used this address to pay taxes and register vehicles and has even received a jury summons there. However, when he tried to register in Florida, he was told (a month after he mailed in his registration, and after the registration deadline) that his address was not a legal residence and therefore he could not register. He wants to know what he
can do to register in order to vote in a future election.
017945 10/30/04, 1:08 PM PSTVoter IntimidationSarasota County, FloridaMentally impaired sudents were taken to the polls by their teachers and influenced to vote for a certain candidate.
(Bush) Name of school is Oakpark School, 7285 Proctor Rd., Sarasota, FL [phone].
018170 10/30/04, 4:46 PM PSTRegistration-related problemSarasota, sarasota County, FloridaFirst time voter registered at voter registration drive at New College in Sarasota in September. Was told school would process applicationsn to make sure they were correct. She
heard nothing from the board of elections. She called on October 28th and was told her registration is invalid. She thinks there's something fishy, since the whole idea of the program was to make sure their registrations were accurate.
023697 11/01/04, 12:55 PM PSTRegistration-related problemSarasota, Sarasota County, Florida State officials acknowledge receiving registration before deadline; application was complete, voter was otherwise eligible, yet registration wasn't sent because officials said it was too late. (Democrat)
033406 11/02/04, 7:46 AM PSTMachine problemDenis Bible Church, 2395 Shamrock Dr, Denis, Sarasota County, FloridaVoted Democractic on electronic machine and it kept coming up Republican.
050667 11/02/04, 7:40 PM PSTRegistration-related problem150 Schaffers Ave, N, Sarasota, Sarasota County, FloridaWas turned away from the polls, told he was not registered. Voter was able to confirm his registration once outside the polling place. He was not allowed to cast a regular or a provisional ballot.Yes
051339 11/03/04, 11:40 AM PSTOtherSarasota, Sarasota County, FloridaShe received an email link that tells people that they can vote by email (someone forwarded her the link). If you click
on the link, Jeb Bush and the state seal comes up. The link is: www.wearabledissemp.com/101/floridavote.html
051730 11/03/04, 1:24 PM PSTVoter Intimidation5394 Midnight Pass Road , 34242, Sarasota County, FloridaVoter tried to get to poll on bike. Road blocked with belligerant police officer (Deputy Sherriff) who threatened to arrest anyone who goes through. (Beach Roads and
Midnight Pass)
053159 11/05/04, 6:44 AM PSTRegistration-related problem; Identification-related problemBoe, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida Voted early and was asked for ID and was given incorrect information by poll workers. Concerned that other voters ballots are being thrown out because they were instructed to fill out the forms incorrectly. (they are discarded if sign incorrectly per instructions)
053306 11/05/04, 9:32 AM PSTAbsentee-ballot related problemTampa, Sarasota County, FloridaDaughter is registered to vote in Sarasota County, but lives elsewhere she requested her absentee ballot over 30 days ago but just received ballot on Nov.1. Frustrated voter did
everything right but still could not vote. Plus board of elections staff told a voter that you could have voted by phone.
053592 11/05/04, 1:33 PM PSTProvisional ballot problem; OtherFellowship of Believers Church; 3333 12th St; Sarasota, FL, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida Caller witnessed old
white female (approx 90 yrs old) who was called by a person alleged to be Supervisor of Board of Elections in Sarasota to send in her voter registration card because they needed to issue another one. When she came to the polls, officials told her that she had already voted. They issued her a provisional ballot.

[opihimoimoi]

1. Its in the AIR, its Ebolaesque. Ignorance has gone wild.

[oscar111]

2. excellent post. Most convincing. NEW ELECTIONS NOW are needed

not just mousey recount.

REVOTE,

NEW ELECTIONS NOW... NATIONWIDE.

recount will not gather the lost votes you detail so well.

see SickOut thread on Activism Forum, by CareerProle

[graywarrior]

3. On election day, I had heard that several voters could not

vote for Kerry because Bush's name kept coming up on the voting machine. This was at the clerk's office downtown Sarasota.