Before I get started posting my notes for the DEC count of the affidavit ballots from yesterday's election, I want to say something about the residents from Beat 2 who showed up on the Beat 5 voter rolls that were used at the polls.
The roll that I was using during my poll watching duties was pulled on 27 Jul 2015. By this late date, the voter rolls needed to be as correct as possible. Were they???..NO! Were the voter rolls purged? NO they were not. I have been at each Election Commission Meetings since Mar and I will tell you in no uncertain terms, this job is not getting done for Tunica County.
Additionally, I AGAIN made a report to the Board of Supervisors on this very problem. It is the duty of the BOS to do the Election Commission's job if they are not doing it. The BOS took no action either.
Back to yesterday:
When all of this confusion started happening at the Library. I took a look at the Superintendent of Education location and found some of these folks on that roll. Additionally, the Poll Managers were calling the Circuit Clerk's Office to help voters find their correct precinct. The Library Poll Managers were being told to direct these folks to the Superintendent of Education location. Then in the afternoon and with no explanation from the Circuit Clerk, voters started coming in and asking to vote affidavit. Does the Circuit Clerk think your poll managers are mind readers? AND, in addition to this, the Circuit Clerk was on the ballot yesterday AND she had an opponent so why was she on duty? IMHO, the Circuit Clerk needed to take the day off to avoid any hint of prejudice. The Circuit Clerk needs to answer to the public about these mistakes. Will she? I'd be pleasantly surprised.
Now we get to the affidavit count this afternoon and the Circuit Clerk tells the DEC that there was a mistake and those folks who were incorrectly on the rolls at the Superintendent of Education location were actually in Beat 2. HOWEVER, the affidavit ballots were not correctly completed and the poll manager signed them anyway. Result? All 27 affidavit ballots were rejected and all of these voters were...as one rejected voter put it...disenfranchised.
I'm tired of all of this...here is the info from my notes for the Precincts.
Precinct 1: Robinsonville Community Center: 12 affidavits; 10 accepted; 2 rejected
Precinct 2: Bankhead/Hamrick: 10 affidavits; 8 accepted; 2 rejected
Precinct 3: Pritchard: 4 affidavits; 4 rejected
Precinct 4: Tunica Library: 27 affidavits; 27 rejected
Precinct 5: Mhoon Landing: 0 affidavits
Precinct 6: New Sub Park: 6 affidavits; 3 accepted; 3 rejected
Precinct 7: White Oak Rec: 14 affidavits, 8 accepted; 5 rejected; I missed one ballot
Precinct 8: Tunica Auditorium: 9 affidavits, 9 rejections
Precinct 9: Win Job Center: 5 affidavits; 4 accepted; 1 rejected
Precinct 10: Superintendent of Education; 15 affidavits; 15 rejected
Precinct 11: West End Store: 0 affidavits
Precinct 12: Two Mile Lake: 6 affidavits, 6 accepted
Hmmm, when it is all laid out, there seems to be a pattern here. But what is the common denominator?
UPDATE: The following is a list, supplied by the Circuit Clerk's Office, of the Poll Workers.
It looks like we had problems in 4 Precincts: Pritchard, Tunica Library, Tunica Auditorium and the Superintendent of Education building.
The next questions are:
1. Were these people properly trained by the Circuit Clerk?
2. Have these people worked elections prior to 4 Aug 2015?
3. Were there problems in prior elections where these individuals were working for the County?
Precinct 1: Robinsonville Community Center: 12 affidavits; 10 accepted; 2 rejected
1. Earl Hendrick: Bailiff
2. Jevetta Siggers: Manager
3. Evelyn Paige: Manager
4. Megan Burnette
Precinct 2: Bankhead/Hamrick: 10 affidavits; 8 accepted; 2 rejected
1. Catherine Pickett
2. Josie Voss: Manager
3. Natassia Joiner
4. Andria Sanders: Bailiff
Precinct 3: Pritchard: 4 affidavits; 4 rejected
1. Leonard Granberry: Manager
2. Martini McNeal: Manager
3. Latoya Gibson
4. Yoyo Anderson: Bailiff
Precinct 4: Tunica Library: 27 affidavits; 27 rejected
1. Mary Carter: Manager
2. Charlesetta Logan
3. Trequita Spears
4. Ruby Jones: Manager
5. Martha Jones: Bailiff
Note from Blogger: I witnessed a gentleman working there also and he is not on the Circuit Clerk's list. I will attempt to learn his name. Know his face but not his name.
Precinct 5: Mhoon Landing: 0 affidavits
1. Susie Dorsey: Manager
2. Roshon Dorsey: Manager
3. Joyce Mitchell: Bailiff
4. Felisha Burks
Precinct 6: New Sub Park: 6 affidavits; 3 accepted; 3 rejected
1. Nadia Gills: Manager
2. Andrianna Crawford: Bailiff
3. Chandrika Daniels: Manager
4. Evelyn Simmons
Precinct 7: White Oak Rec: 14 affidavits, 8 accepted; 5 rejected; I missed one ballot
1. Beverly Clark: Manager
2. Nikki Clark:
3. Jasmine Hodges
4. James Colbert: Bailiff
5. Shonda Taylor: Manager
Precinct 8: Tunica Auditorium: 9 affidavits, 9 rejections
1. Marilyn Gordon: Manager
2. Annie L. Moore: Bailiff
3. Dante Gordon
4. Roderick Pickett
Precinct 9: Win Job Center: 5 affidavits; 4 accepted; 1 rejected
1. Regina Kirtz: Manager
2. Robert Kirtz: Bailiff
Precinct 10: Superintendent of Education; 15 affidavits; 15 rejected
1. Diana Jackson Mille: Manager
2. Patricia Hopkins: Manager
3. Frederick Robinson: Bailiff
4. Keisha Hibbler
Precinct 11: West End Store: 0 affidavits
1. Sharon Jackson: Manager
2. Rhonda Smith
3. Joyce Anderson: Bailiff
4. Vary McKinley: Manager
Precinct 12: Two Mile Lake: 6 affidavits, 6 accepted
1. Damien Jackson: Manager
2. Kiana Hawkins:
3. Rasheda Hawkins: Manager
4. Chrishonda Simpson: Bailiff
In conclusion:
To all of you who had your ballot rejected for the 4 Aug 2015:
I have provided you with the information to start your own investigation into our broken process. What are you going to do about this?
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