Problems voting Feb 5th?

by: abarron

Mon Feb 04, 2008 at 04:42:35 PM EST

Election officials are supposed to provide election reports for each election in NJ.  They don't, at least with respect to what types of problems voters had.  So we are recording all problems, using that information to convince the state to improve the state of elections here in NJ.

Too many people believe that the problems they often encounter in the polling place or trying to register to vote are normal...but they should not be.  Elections should be transparent, but they are not.  Election information should be easy to find but it is not.  

I spent the day yesterday just trying to identify polling places where university students would vote.  Only Rutgers had any information on specific polling places.  The state system requires a specific address, which many dorms don't have.

So if you encounter problems on Feb 5th, please call us.  At the very least, we will record your problem.  Perhaps we can even solve it.  We will have non-partisan lawyers available in 5 counties to assist voters who opt to go to an election judge.

Anne Barron
Election Protection 2008 coordinator