OurVoteLive.org makes information about every reported call to the Election Protection Coalition's 866-OUR-VOTE hotline available in close to real time. Here, sort and view call reports by factors such as state, county, or problem type.
Note that while Election Protection investigates many of the problems reported to the hotline, calls documented on this site have not been verified prior to posting.
| Key | Name |
|---|---|
| PP | Polling place problem |
| RP | Registration problem |
| AP | Absentee voting problem |
| QP | Voting equipment problem |
| IP | Voter intimidation problem |
| LP | Language problem |
| DP | Accessibility problem |
| SP | Student voting problem |
| ID | ID problem |
| WP | Poll worker problem |
| EP | Electioneering Problem |
| OP | Other Problem |
| PI | Polling place inquiry |
| RI | Registration inquiry |
| AI | Absentee voting inquiry |
| CI | Criminal status related inquiry |
| OI | Other Inquiry |
| PB | Provisional ballot concern |
| ID | Time (ET) | City | County | State | Description | Types | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94819 | Nov 4, 9:29pm | Fort Ripley | Crow Wing | MN | Chief Judge told her they didnt open until 10am told her to come back - when she came back they told her she was in the ... | IP, WP | View |
| 94108 | Nov 4, 8:38pm | MN | Was turned away at polling place because she does not have information with current address. Registered at another preci... | RP | View | ||
| 94098 | Nov 4, 8:37pm | Richfield | MN | Election judge instructed MLVs they could stand 100 feet away but were not permitted to speak to voters. Election judges... | EP | View | |
| 93941 | Nov 4, 8:29pm | Brooklyn Center | MN | The election judges were under the impression that they were under no duty to provide language assistance at the polls. | LP | View | |
| 93673 | Nov 4, 8:17pm | St. Cloud | MN | Employer threatened punishment if he left to vote and did not return by noon. Left at 11:41 and returned at 12:55. Is ... | OP | View | |
| 93326 | Nov 4, 8:04pm | Hopkins | Hennepin | MN | Election judge told voter he could not vote because he could not speak English so couldn't possibly be a citizen. | IP, LP | View |
| 93122 | Nov 4, 7:58pm | Bloomington | MN | Actual polling place is over a block from address - signage is insufficient. Election judge said people in the precinct ... | PP | View | |
| 93015 | Nov 4, 7:55pm | Brooklyn Park | MN | Antonio was initially told he couldn't register to vote because the only ID he had was from Florida. | RP | View | |
| 93003 | Nov 4, 7:55pm | MN | Voter tried to register with Student photo ID and utility bill. Was told the student ID was not a valid form of photo I... | RP | View | ||
| 92806 | Nov 4, 7:49pm | Saint Paul | Ramsey | MN | Report that voting machine for disabiled voters required voters to vote in all races. She did not want to vote in some ... | QP | View |
| 92428 | Nov 4, 7:37pm | MN | Report from ACORN volunteer that someone is knocking at doors saying that Precint 9 in St paul is closing early | OP | View | ||
| 91979 | Nov 4, 7:23pm | St. Paul | MN | She went to cast her ballot, wasn't sure if ink pen vs a felt pen worked in the machine. Expressed her concern and Elect... | PP, WP | View | |
| 91915 | Nov 4, 7:21pm | Duluth | St. Louis | MN | Voter is temporarily homeless, and none of the people with whom he is living are available to vouch for him. He was conc... | RP | View |
| 91185 | Nov 4, 6:48pm | Saint Paul | Ramsey | MN | Claims to have registered in May or June of 2008, but name did not appear on roster. She was turned away because her ID ... | RP | View |
| 91134 | Nov 4, 6:46pm | Alexandria | Douglas | MN | Voter told not registered at precinct, where she has voted before. Told address not in precinct, but it is. | RP | View |
| 89064 | Nov 4, 6:06pm | Bloomington | MN | Voter was not advised by election judge (Bloomington Precinct 2) did not advise of voucher option to register at the pol... | RP | View | |
| 88755 | Nov 4, 6:00pm | Minneapolis | Hennepin | MN | Voter was turned away from the polls, told he was not registered and was not allowed to register. | RP | View |
| 88660 | Nov 4, 5:58pm | Minneapolis | Hennepin | MN | Election judge asked voter if she had a job. Also seemed to treat her differently becasue judge assumed erroneously she... | WP | View |
| 88508 | Nov 4, 5:54pm | Marshall | Lyon | MN | Call from a Latina woman, recent citizen, in Marshall who was denied voting. Her only documents at her new address were ... | RP | View |
| 87581 | Nov 4, 5:35pm | Bloomington | MN | Voters were validly registered and on voter rolls but were still required to produce identification. (6 voters reported... | ID | View | |
| 87482 | Nov 4, 5:33pm | Bloomington | MN | Access for disabled was not readily available or apparent from primary parking lot. | DP | View | |
| 87426 | Nov 4, 5:32pm | Brooklyn Park | MN | Extremely small parking lot. Voters were unable to park in the morning. | PP, DP | View | |
| 87345 | Nov 4, 5:29pm | Minneapolis | Hennepin | MN | Resident but non-citizen received voter registration info with absentee ballott - wanted to know why. Received from "Vo... | IP | View |
| 86838 | Nov 4, 5:16pm | St. Paul | MN | Voter told his mom could not vouch for him, even though she is a registered voter who lives with him. | RP | View | |
| 86642 | Nov 4, 5:11pm | Burnsville | Dakota | MN | Voter was among first at her polling place; optical scanner wasn't working; judge put ballots in drawer. Voter wants to ... | QP | View |
| 86248 | Nov 4, 5:01pm | Brooklyn Center | MN | Voter was uncomfortable with handling of absentee ballot and wondered whether it was counted. | AP | View | |
| 86010 | Nov 4, 4:56pm | Minneapolis | Hennepin | MN | Voter complained of car allegedly parked within 100' of polling building with large compain sign displayed. Also compla... | EP | View |
| 84097 | Nov 4, 4:19pm | Minneapolis | Hennepin | MN | Voter has been voting for years, but appears on the rolls with apparent typographical error on her address; had to re-re... | RP | View |
| 82065 | Nov 4, 3:41pm | Burnsville | Dakota | MN | Voter needed assistance to vote, and brought along someone to help. Challenger suggested that in order to bring someone ... | OP | View |
| 81256 | Nov 4, 3:26pm | Saint Paul | Ramsey | MN | African American volunteer reported that when voting in predominately African American neighborhood, people were spreadi... | IP | View |
| 80594 | Nov 4, 3:13pm | MN | Voted had moved and wanted to know how to register. | RP, RI | View | ||
| 71308 | Nov 4, 2:56pm | Bloomington | MN | She called for her friend who was turned away from the polls in Bloomington. Her friend had a MO ID with current MN util... | RP, ID, WP | View | |
| 71288 | Nov 4, 2:56pm | Bloomington | MN | She called for her friend who was turned away from the polls in Bloomington. Her friend had a MO ID with current MN util... | RP, ID, WP | View | |
| 70810 | Nov 4, 2:49pm | Bloomington | MN | She called for her friend who was turned away from the polls in Bloomington. Her friend had a MO ID with current MN util... | RP | View | |
| 70805 | Nov 4, 2:49pm | Bloomington | MN | She called for her friend who was turned away from the polls in Bloomington. Her friend had a MO ID with current MN util... | RP | View | |
| 70769 | Nov 4, 2:49pm | Bloomington | MN | She called for her friend who was turned away from the polls in Bloomington. Her friend had a MO ID with current MN util... | RP | View | |
| 69476 | Nov 4, 2:26pm | Minneapolis | Anoka | MN | RP, ID, PI, RI | View | |
| 69158 | Nov 4, 2:21pm | St. Paul | MN | Police car was sitting outside the polling place in the fire lane. There was no officer in the car and no officer inside... | IP | View | |
| 68799 | Nov 4, 2:15pm | Virginia | St. Louis | MN | Voter tried to register with paystub with address as proof of residency. Explained that it would not work and voter shou... | RP, RI | View |
| 67758 | Nov 4, 1:47pm | Minneapolis | Hennepin | MN | Election judge map (GPS?) of 100 ft. inaccurate; they are telling him to be 125 ft from the polling place. He is doing ... | OP | View |
| 67744 | Nov 4, 1:47pm | Duluth | St. Louis | MN | Pre-registered voters were asked to verify residence in line with picture ID. Mobile Legal Volunteer was concerned becau... | ID | View |
| 67583 | Nov 4, 1:41pm | Duluth | St. Louis | MN | Pre-registered voters were temporarily required to present identification to verify residence earlier in the morning. Th... | ID | View |
| 67289 | Nov 4, 1:34pm | Saint Paul | Ramsey | MN | Caller stated that an elderly, learning-disabled voter requested that he accompany her to the polls and assist her. At ... | DP | View |
| 67223 | Nov 4, 1:32pm | MN | Person was advised to register by having a precinct resident vouch for him/her | RP, RI | View | ||
| 67197 | Nov 4, 1:32pm | Saint Paul | Ramsey | MN | Caller was assisting a learning-disabled, elderly voter and was told by an election judge, "You can't help her." Voter ... | DP | View |
| 67183 | Nov 4, 1:31pm | Minneapolis | Hennepin | MN | Campaign signs posted within 100 feet of polling place | EP | View |
| 67120 | Nov 4, 1:29pm | Minneapolis | Hennepin | MN | Voter did not see number on counter going up as her ballot was scanned in. | QP | View |
| 67114 | Nov 4, 1:29pm | Minneapolis | Hennepin | MN | Voter had been dropped from the roster; doesn't have documentation to re-register | RP, RI | View |
| 66969 | Nov 4, 1:25pm | Plymouth | MN | Voter said ballot (paper) had smudge on oval next to presidential selection. Optical scanner took ballot read-out scree... | QP | View | |
| 66868 | Nov 4, 1:21pm | MN | Received absentee ballot on Nov 3. Voting place is 30 miles away and voter has no car. | AP, AI | View |