Vote Monitor 2008

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(Missouri) Voting Reports

Summary

2 reports

  • 1 reports about Registration Issue
  • 1 reports about No Voting Issue

All User Reports

63108: No Voting Issue

I did not wait in line at all, and was impressed by how well-staffed and organized the polling place was. The staff looked exhausted though - many of them had been up since 4:30 this morning! Read More »

63108: Registration Issue

Although I visited the Board of Elections office a month ago to confirm my registration, my name did not appear in the book at the polls. They wrote my name in and gave me a ballot because I had a valid registration card from the BOE. Read More »

Statewide User Vote Reports

Voting in Missouri

11 Electoral Votes

Polling Hours: 6 a.m. – 7 p.m.

2008 Registered Voters: 4,205,774 as of 10/27 (Missouri Secretary of State - Elections Division)

Change from 2004: -0%

Election Day Registration: No

Post-Election Manual Audits: Yes

ID Requirements: Photo or non-photo ID required of all voters

Provisional Voting: Eligible for verification if cast in correct precinct

Voting System: DRE with VVPAT, optical scan and ballot-marking device

News Reports

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K.C. Glitch Causes Voter List To Disappear

State: Missouri

A missing list of registered voters at Kansas City-area precincts led to a "frantic scramble to fix the problem." Melodie Powell, chairperson of the Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners said that "the poll logs got intermingled." She blamed a computer glitch for the problem. Elections officials sent out blank polling logs and teams of workers to help. (The Kansas City Star) Read More »

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