Voice of the Voter

by Hickman Media

Election Research: What happened in May could be worse in November
Three troubling studies by the Greater Cleveland Voter Coalition

Exit interviews with 1553 voters at 49 polling places during the problem-plagued primary; non-partisan observer reaction to poll working training methods, and a report to the Cuyahoga Election Review Committee, all paint a discouraging picture as election officials scramble to prepare for next week’s special election and the general election in November.
» Read the Exit Poll Report

Voter Coalition Chief Researcher Norman Robbins hinted at what was contained in his Op Ed article Friday, July 28th in The Plain Dealer on page B9 titled "Voting wrongs. Poor face highest hurdles to register, stay on the rolls and vote."

Executive board member Judy Gallo says members of the Voter Coalition observed four separate training sessions before the May 2^nd Primary. All poll workers were required to attend a three-hour training session to learn how to set up the new electronic voting machines, assist voters, make sure ballots were secure, transmit the data accurately and close down the machines at the end of the voting day. For poll workers, this was a major challenge.
» Read the Poll Worker Training Report

The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections has also asked the Voter Coalition to make a special report at the early morning August 8^th BOE meeting based on its recommendations to the Cuyahoga Election Review Committee.
» Read the Report to Reform Panel

Contacts:
Exit poll, Report to Reform Panel: Norman Robbins, 216-767-1525; 216-632-9556;
Poll Worker Training Report: Judy Gallo, 391-0900 ext. 13.

--Editor’s note. If you would like more information about these and other voter stories e-mail Cecil Hickman at edtr1947@sbcglobal.net.