c0unterph0bia
03-04-2008, 11:53 AM
After dumping tons of money into this campaign, today was to be the most glorious day of this entire year - The day I would be able to vote for Ron Paul. It felt good to show up with my voter registration confirmation and ID, I was more than ready, I've been waiting for this day for over eight months. Unfortunately, upon arrival, election workers found that my name had been marked provisional with no further documentation. They kept saying things like "This is very strange" and "I have never seen this before" and "We don't know why" or "It doesn't say". After a ton of bullshit, I was forced to fill out a provisional ballet, and toss it in a lock box which will be counted in the future by the board of elections.
I showed up with my state issued Photo ID and voter registration confirmation.
My name matched that of the electoral roll for my given precinct.
My registration contained accurate, up to date, and correctly spelled information.
I did not vote more than once.
I am not under the age of 18.
For whatever reason I was registered and approved to vote, but some time after that point, my status was changed to "provisional" without notice. The election workers even seemed to feel that my right to vote may have been challenged by someone.
Has anyone else had a similar experience, or any idea what may have happened? This pretty much ruined my day, and I don't get upset easily.
I showed up with my state issued Photo ID and voter registration confirmation.
My name matched that of the electoral roll for my given precinct.
My registration contained accurate, up to date, and correctly spelled information.
I did not vote more than once.
I am not under the age of 18.
For whatever reason I was registered and approved to vote, but some time after that point, my status was changed to "provisional" without notice. The election workers even seemed to feel that my right to vote may have been challenged by someone.
Has anyone else had a similar experience, or any idea what may have happened? This pretty much ruined my day, and I don't get upset easily.