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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94864 | Nov 4, 9:34pm | Norfolk | Norfolk | VA | Virginia voter was denied the right to vote becuase of a voter registration form typo. Voter was not offered a provision... | PI, RI | View |
| 94520 | Nov 4, 9:05pm | Alexandria | Fairfax | VA | PI, RI | View | |
| 94216 | Nov 4, 8:43pm | Richmond | Henrico | VA | Electronic voting concern - before she could hit the big red button reading vote - the button turned yellow - she wanted... | OI | View |
| 94173 | Nov 4, 8:41pm | Lawrenceville | Brunswick | VA | She asked to help her. The poll worker got an attitude with her. They got into an argument and the poll worker would n... | PP, WP | View |
| 94111 | Nov 4, 8:38pm | Hampton | Hampton City | VA | Caller registered to vote when someone came into work and solicited registrations. He filled out the form, but four day... | RP | View |
| 94088 | Nov 4, 8:37pm | Richmond | Henrico | VA | went to polls. only thing could vote for was gov not prez. told that did cast her vote- not know who voted for prez | None | View |
| 94074 | Nov 4, 8:36pm | Chesapeake | Chesapeake City | VA | Called b/c upset about her experience this morning. Poll workers apologized, told people to try back later. Upset b/c ... | PP | View |
| 94060 | Nov 4, 8:35pm | Alexandria | Fairfax | VA | PI, RI | View | |
| 94047 | Nov 4, 8:34pm | Richmond | Richmond | VA | didn't receive confirmation of registration; registered to vote through DMV; followed up many times with local registrar... | None | View |
| 94005 | Nov 4, 8:32pm | Chesapeake | Chesapeake City | VA | wife is poll worker in richmond. folks who requested absentee ballots but did not return them are arriving in person an... | None | View |
| 93963 | Nov 4, 8:30pm | Norfolk | Norfolk | VA | Student attends college in Virginia. Voter registered in Virginia on September 29 with the Work for Progress group on c... | RP, SP, PB | View |
| 93952 | Nov 4, 8:30pm | Springfield | Fairfax | VA | voter called to check registration | RI | View |
| 93915 | Nov 4, 8:28pm | Newport News | Newport News | VA | assisted mother voting at BC Charles. witnessed ballots being fed into machines, though workers said machine was not wor... | None | View |
| 93749 | Nov 4, 8:19pm | Blacksburg | Montgomery | VA | Caller moved to a new address in the same county but a different precinct two years ago. She changed her address with t... | RP | View |
| 93713 | Nov 4, 8:18pm | Midlothian | Chesterfield | VA | Worried that different monitors were telling voters alternatively face up and face down into scanners -- and that votes ... | QP | View |
| 93670 | Nov 4, 8:17pm | Alexandria | Fairfax | VA | Machine did not register an increase in number after the paper ballot was entered into the optical scanner. The number ... | QP | View |
| 93536 | Nov 4, 8:11pm | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | VA | On Saturday voter and her husband you were told they were not on the list after waiting 5 hours. Thought it was just a ... | RP | View |
| 93398 | Nov 4, 8:06pm | Burke | Fairfax | VA | voter reported that at Lake Braddock secondary school today, she was told to feed in your ballot face up. But you heard... | QP, WP, OP | View |
| 93290 | Nov 4, 8:03pm | Hampton | Hampton City | VA | Not on rolls | ID | View |
| 93135 | Nov 4, 7:58pm | Mananssas | VA | touch screen machine. selected candidate on screen, but check candidate above. asked to speak to election judge adn told... | QP | View | |
| 93093 | Nov 4, 7:57pm | Norfolk | Norfolk | VA | Voter called to say that she had registered but never received her voter registration card. She went to what she though... | OI | View |
| 93090 | Nov 4, 7:57pm | Hampton | Hampton City | VA | Voter was not on rolls so she was going to Newport News where she was previously registered. | RP | View |
| 92978 | Nov 4, 7:54pm | Newport News | Newport News | VA | Name was not on list after registering at dmv | PP, RP, PI, RI, PB | View |
| 92927 | Nov 4, 7:53pm | Newport News | Newport News | VA | Voter reports he's registered at one address but moved. Changed address online but never received a new registration car... | RP, OP | View |
| 92908 | Nov 4, 7:52pm | Fredericksburg | Stafford | VA | Voter registered at the DMW but didn't show up as registered | PP, RP | View |
| 92903 | Nov 4, 7:52pm | VA | Called after 7pm; wanted to know if there was anything he could do to vote. | OI | View | ||
| 92772 | Nov 4, 7:48pm | Smithfield | Isle Of Wight | VA | Voter was turned away from the polls because the election worker said his addresss was incorrect because he had register... | PP, WP, PI | View |
| 92662 | Nov 4, 7:45pm | Bracey | Mecklenburg | VA | Wanted to confirm registration. | RI | View |
| 92623 | Nov 4, 7:44pm | Norfolk | Norfolk | VA | machines jammed when wet paper was inserted. there is a question as to whether all votes went through. this went on fo... | QP | View |
| 92606 | Nov 4, 7:44pm | VA | Asked if it was possible to vote by phone. | OI | View | ||
| 92587 | Nov 4, 7:43pm | Stephens City | Frederick | VA | Wanted confirmation that vote counted because machine beeped before it showed screen and no other and poll worker could ... | QP | View |
| 92524 | Nov 4, 7:41pm | Roanoke | Roanoke | VA | Voter is a student at Liberty Univ. Voter changed her address from Roanoke to Lynchburg. She was not registered in Lyn... | RP | View |
| 92417 | Nov 4, 7:37pm | Hampton | Hampton City | VA | printed out a form from the internet, mailed it in. When she called to check, she was told that she was registered and ... | RP | View |
| 92354 | Nov 4, 7:35pm | Norfolk | Norfolk | VA | Voter told not registered. Allowed to cast provisional ballot. Given number to check. | RP | View |
| 92235 | Nov 4, 7:31pm | Arlington | Arlington | VA | Caller wanted to know the location of her polling place. The caller called at or around 7:00 p.m. She said her aunt to... | PI | View |
| 92210 | Nov 4, 7:30pm | Williamsburg | James City | VA | Paper ballots collected in a cardboard box. Didn't give a receipt. Filled out ballot in line, placed in a cardboard bo... | OI | View |
| 92188 | Nov 4, 7:29pm | Hampton | Hampton City | VA | Registered at the DMV on October 6, 2008; was told she's not on rolls. | RP | View |
| 92074 | Nov 4, 7:26pm | Newport News | Newport News | VA | DMV voter issue - registered with DMV, another voter protection group helped voter vote by provisional ballot | RP | View |
| 92056 | Nov 4, 7:26pm | Fort Belvoir | Fairfax | VA | tried to get information on absentee voting in Florida and her questions were not answered. This occurred about 3 weeks... | AP | View |
| 92032 | Nov 4, 7:25pm | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | VA | There were NO accomodations for wheelchair bound voters; election officials were kneeling alongside the wheelchair bound... | None | View |
| 91985 | Nov 4, 7:23pm | VA | Voter choice to sumbit a paper ballot. She asked if the ballot had to be sumbitted face up or down, the poll worker said... | OI | View | ||
| 91952 | Nov 4, 7:22pm | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | VA | Voter registered at Liberty University with a a school official. The voter never received a rejection letter and was re... | RP | View |
| 91757 | Nov 4, 7:15pm | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | VA | A voter had moved from Prince Edwards County to Apomatix. Upon moving there, he completed a change of address form. Th... | RP, RI, PB | View |
| 91707 | Nov 4, 7:13pm | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | VA | Voter received a flyer at two polling places that pictured Barack Obama with Will Sessoms. Voter believed b/c of the fl... | OI | View |
| 91602 | Nov 4, 7:09pm | VA | Caller did not have time to make it to a polling place and wanted to know if there was anything that could be done. He ... | OI | View | ||
| 91505 | Nov 4, 7:05pm | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach | VA | US Citizen who has voted in previous elections and has been purged from the voter registration roll because he is includ... | RP | View |
| 91421 | Nov 4, 7:02pm | Prince George's County | VA | She heard on 106.5 FM in Richmond, VA that African American voters in Colonial Heights, VA were turned away from the pol... | None | View | |
| 91335 | Nov 4, 6:59pm | Sterling | Loudoun | VA | Voter mailed registration in about two weeks ago. Upon arrival and presented ID, voter was informed that he was not on r... | RP, PB | View |
| 91301 | Nov 4, 6:56pm | VA | Voter says that poll worker gaver her a paper ballot and then, as she went to fill it out, poll worker gave her a democr... | IP | View | ||
| 91259 | Nov 4, 6:53pm | Blacksburg | Montgomery | VA | Voter sent registration listing Herndon address on August 22nd, and completed and mailed registration listing new Blacks... | RP | View |