Common Cause is taking complaints from voters around the nation. Here’s a sampling of what some local voters are telling them.
If you have a problem, call them at 1-866-MYVOTE1 or, for those who can’t figure out the letters, 1-866-698-6831

This is a transcript from a Tampa call to the hotline, according to Common Cause.

“You push a button and the check mark would bounce around on the screen. You’d have to go through it several times to make sure you got the proper vote. Tampa. (left phone number)”

Here’s one from Pinellas County:

“First machine I tried failed to work in middle of his voting.  Second machine also had problems.  Does not seem that poll workers were not reporting problems with machines.  Believe he ultimately cast his vote, but is unsure. “

Here are some other calls Common Cause has received on MyVote1 in florida:

FL voter used motor voter to register as Democrat in Brevard County.  But he was never registered.  Motor Vehicles dept. said I had told them I was ineligible to vote in FL.  “No one knows anything, no one has any answers, no one could produce any records, and they all say, ‘Golly, we’re so sorry.”

Frank Gonzalez, District 21, running for House, electronic voting machines does not include his name on the race.  “I have a V. good chance of winning the race.” 786-287-7491.  (voteliberty@earthlink.net)

Voted on Oct. 23 for a Democratic candidate.  Pinellas FL Could not register her vote until she pressed the button four times.  “It would disappear each time I pressed it.” Seminole Community library.  I reported it, but a man told me I had mispunched it, but I didn.t

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Here’s a list of complaints taken by Common Cause as of about 11 a.m., according to Ben Wilcox, executive director of Florida Common Cause.

Calls by county:

BREVARD
11

BROWARD
85

CHARLOTTE
12

CITRUS
2

CLAY
1

COLLIER
8

COLUMBIA
2

DUVAL
2

ESCAMBIA
2

GADSDEN
1

HENDRY
2

HERNANDO
3

HIGHLANDS
2

HILLSBOROUGH
24

INDIAN RIVER
7

LAKE
3

LEE
7

LEON
9

MANATEE
18

MARTIN
6

MIAMI-DADE
55

OKALOOSA
2

ORANGE
33

OSCEOLA
10

PALM BEACH
50

PASCO
7

PINELLAS
34

POLK
2

PUTNAM
1

SAINT LUCIE
10

SANTA ROSA
2

SARASOTA
23

SEMINOLE
9

Sumter
3

VOLUSIA
8

WALTON
1

Here’s how we compare to other areas:

Calls by state


Top 50 counties receiving calls



State
Calls

State
County
Calls

AK
3

AZ
MARICOPA
490

AL
52

CA
LOS ANGELES
261

AR
23

MI
WAYNE
227

AZ
584

PA
LANCASTER
207

CA
796

PA
MONTGOMERY
183

CO
232

NY
NEW YORK
169

CT
109

IL
COOK
155

DC
29

PA
PHILADELPHIA
149

DE
8

PA
YORK
138

FL
450

NC
WAKE
137

GA
174

PA
ALLEGHENY
131

HI
41

PA
DELAWARE
116

IA
84

OH
FRANKLIN
109

ID
22

MI
OAKLAND
107

IL
404

NY
KINGS
106

IN
215

TX
HARRIS
103

KS
31

PA
CHESTER
93

KY
89

PA
BUCKS
89

LA
18

MD
MONTGOMERY
87

MA
265

MA
Middlesex
86

MD
302

FL
BROWARD
83

ME
25

MO
SAINT LOUIS
80

MI
477

OH
MONTGOMERY
73

MN
146

CA
SAN DIEGO
73

MO
257

OH
HAMILTON
66

MS
14

OH
CUYAHOGA
65

MT
33

MI
MACOMB
65

NC
446

IL
PEORIA
64

ND
7

NY
SUFFOLK
64

NE
19

NJ
ESSEX
63

NH
22

CA
ORANGE
60

NJ
333

VA
FAIRFAX
59

NM
53

NY
NASSAU
59

NV
55

NY
ONONDAGA
57

NY
811

NY
QUEENS
57

OH
635

MO
JACKSON
55

OK
23

MD
BALTIMORE
53

OR
37

FL
MIAMI-DADE
53

PA
1519

MA
SUFFOLK
53

RI
40

TX
TARRANT
53

SC
33

TX
DALLAS
52

SD
7

CA
ALAMEDA
51

TN
90

NJ
HUDSON
51

TX
461

MD
PRINCE GEORGES
51

UT
25

CA
SAN FRANCISCO
51

VA
280

TX
TRAVIS
51

VT
5

CO
DENVER
50

WA
88

NC
BUNCOMBE
49

WI
113

PA
DAUPHIN
49

WV
23

MN
HENNEPIN
49

WY
7

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