• Fighting Voter Suppression in Maricopa County

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  • Virginia 2012: Polling place ordeal at the most African American precinct in Prince William County

    This video tells the story of the 2012 election. River Oaks Precinct is the most African American precinct, in the most diverse district, of the only majority minority county in Virginia: Prince William County. On Nov. 6, 2012, the polling place at Potomac Middle School did not register its last vote until 10:45 pm, nearly ...

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  • 3 Hour Wait to Vote: Arapahoe County

    The experience of voters in Arapahoe County at CentrePlaza in Aurora.

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  • Voters still standing in lines as polls close in South Florida

    #VideoTheVote reporting from long lines in Little Haiti, Miami. Not enough booth or scanners. It's almost 7pm and roughly 100 people are still in line and will likely be in line for at least another 1-2 hours.

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  • 3rd Vote Switching Machine in Pennsylvania

    I took this video with my iPhone while trying to vote this morning. This is in Union County, Pa. As I mention in the video, after I mentioned the problem, election volunteers took the machine out of commission and contacted the Union County Board of Elections. I just want to let others know this sort ...

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  • Toledo Voter Forced to Provisional Ballot

    After presenting his passport and documentation of new address, this Toledo voter was nonetheless given a provisional ballot. The poll worker seems uncertain of the actual law.

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  • 18-Year Old Voter Wrongly Asked for ID

    Here is a story of Robert, a first time Pennsylvania voter who had a rough two trips to the polls today. He was told he didn't need an ID by phone and then was challenged for ID multiple times by poll workers and by an election judge.

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  • 2nd Machine Found Switching Votes To Romney

    County officials have found another Romney-loving robot: A faulty electronic voting machine in Union County, Pennsylvania. It wouldn't allow a vote for President Obama, Mother Jones has confirmed. Earlier today, MJ reported on another incident this morning in Perry County, Pennsylvania, in which a voting computer's touchscreen ballot converted all Obama votes into votes for ...

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  • Young People Fight Back Against Voter Suppression in Ohio

    One Hood Media reports live from Cleveland, Ohio as early voting brings long lines and high energy and witness first hand voter suppression tactics and a group of youth that won't be denied. Jesse Jackson and Hip-Hop author/activist Bakari Kitwana were also present to protect the rights of Ohio voters. For more info on Vote ...

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  • After 4 Hour Wait Voter Gives Up in South Carolina

    A woman waits for four hours and then has to leave the polling place before she gets a chance to vote.

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  • Cuyahoga County Election Day Voter Problems #videothevote #govote

    Election Day problems are cropping up in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Registration confusion. Voter sent to more than one polling place - did not have name on the roster.

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  • Disenfranchised Provisional Voter at Driving Park Columbus Ohio

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  • Machine Altering Votes

    This video was posted to YouTube this morning by a Pennsylvania voter. It has since been confirmed by NBC https://ow.ly/f4Aqr that the machine was taken out of service.

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  • Voter ID in PA

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  • Voter Suppression in Philadelphia

    Voter with card, id and name on re forced to use provisional ballot

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  • Three hour wait to Vote

    video taken by @amandabee

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  • Voters Waiting Over an Hour at the OSU Student Union

    A voter waited an hour and 20 minutes to vote at the OSU student union in Columbus where the line is almost out the door.

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  • When you #GoVote be ready to #VideoTheVote

    Join the thousands who are documenting the election in their community this year. If you encounter a problem at your polling place be prepared to use your smart phone to document what is happening and then share that content on your YouTube, Twitter, Instagram or Ustream account by using #VideoTheVote so our team can follow ...

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  • Election Protection Efforts in Cuyahoga County

    Cuyahoga County, Ohio has a large collaborative election protection network on the ground in this very important election district in the crucial state of Ohio. Multiple entities such as the ACLU, NAACP and Election Protection are teaming together to ensure that voters will have the correct information and that should trouble occur legal teams are ...

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  • OSU Student Unable to Vote with Military ID

    An OSU student waited 40 minutes to vote and then was denied despite having an OSU ID, a military ID and his social security card.

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  • Welcome to Election Day Denver

    Recorded on my iPhone in United States, Colorado, Denver on 11/6/12 at 7:32 AM MST - Captured Live #VideoTheVote

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  • Miami Early Voting Interview

    Discussing problems with early voting at the Department of Elections in Miami Dade County

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  • Long lines/Lost registrations

    A woman must wait six hours in line to vote only to fine her voter registration has been lost.

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  • Early Voting - Police Intimidation

    The line started shortly after 6am on the first weekend day of in-person early voting at 1700 Morse Road — the only such location in greater Columbus, a city both campaigns and pollsters agree may decide the outcome of the 2012 presidential election. Though voters were largely willing to brave the darkness, autumn chill and ...

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  • Intimidation via Billboard

    Billboards stating that "VOTER FRAUD IS A FELONY 31/2 YRs & $10,000 Fine" have been popping up in African American and Latino neighborhoods in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Cleveland, Ohio. These billboards are paid for by a "Private Family Foundation" whose actual identity has yet to be disclosed. Community members and officials gather around these billboards ...

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  • The Plan to Steal Ohio This Election

    Tell Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted to restore weekend hours for early voting. Text OHIO to 225568 and sign the petition at ColorofChange.org. Produced by VideotheVote.org. Follow @colorofchange and @videothevote

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