Video the Vote went to Jackson County, WV, in response to numerous reports of machine vote flipping. To see the entire interview, go here http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=sc9Gd5g3D FY
Virginia Methaney was one of the first to experience machine vote flipping in Jackson County, West Virginia. She speaks for a growing number of voters when she says: "I do not trust these touch machines."
At the opening of the polls at the Artserve library in Fort Lauderdale, FL, the voter registration database computer went down. It caused a delay in the voting process and by some accounts, caused a dozen people to be discouraged from voting and leaving the poll.
More testimonials about the 5 hour plus lines in Velda City, a township located in St. Louis County Missouri. Please see other Velda City video as well.
Students and residents waited for 6 to 8 hours in the rain in order to vote. While most of the PA polling locations closed at 8:00PM the students and residents at Lincoln University were still in line in the rain with a 2 hour wait still ahead of them when we left at 9:30PM. We were assured that everyone in line would have the opportunity to vote.
Full Film on DVD AmericanBlackout.org -- the award winning film from Guerrilla News Network's Ian Inaba: an expose on voter suppression and disenfranchisement in 2000 and 2004.
Calvin Thomas, a resident of Jackson County West Virginia, describes the problems he encountered while trying to cast his vote on a touch screen machine.
My voter registration was ultimately denied because I did not have my dorm name listed. Although I had the address of the school and my P.O. Box, I did not list my dorm name and was therefore denied.
I Filed a petition in court and was denied again by the judge for the same reason. The judge said "You cannot live in a P.O. Box"
September 2008 - The story of Phil Lindsay who tried to legally vote in August, and was not allowed to vote has become a captivating short film. Please send this link to everyone who may be able to help get this story out there. Read the full account at:
www.ShowMeTheVote .org
Jonathan Mena
jonathanmena.nyc@ gmail.com
Long lines and poll workers who lacked training caused havoc today as polls opened in Bushwick, Brooklyn. People left in disgust as district 48 and 46 voting machines were not working. Paper Ballots were handed out but angry voters refused to vote in that way.
Tanisha is voting for the first time, but first she has to wait for 7 hours in line at Franklin County's Veterans memorial in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday November 2nd 2008.
600 Frebis Ave. Columbus , OH Election Protection worker was kicked out past the 100 ft line. Then told to go all the way across a busy street or the Sheriff would be called.