North Carolina

RandySF

(70,745 posts) Sun Oct 20, 2024, 06:06 AM Oct 20

'An invasion of my rights': Charlotte man shocked to learn his ballot was already processed when he tried to vote

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte man who went to vote on the second day of early voting in Mecklenburg County says he was stunned to learn his vote was already processed when he arrived to cast a ballot.

Conor Brennan sat down with WCNC Charlotte to describe what happened at Bank of America Stadium on Friday. When he presented his information, the system showed someone else beat him to the punch, voting under his name ... or so he thought.

"They mentioned that I had already voted earlier that day at another location," Brennan said....

Dickerson gave some clarity on the situation, saying it was human error when another person with the same name voted in Mecklenburg County. State records show there are three people named Conor Brennan who are registered to vote in North Carolina, with two of them in Mecklenburg County.

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/elections/mecklenburg-county-early-voting-charlotte-man-another-voter-used-his-name-2024-election-human-error/275-7b5f0605-89b9-4375-90b3-57036e922583

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'An invasion of my rights': Charlotte man shocked to learn his ballot was already processed when he tried to vote (Original Post) RandySF Oct 20 OP

"Sawwah Connah?" mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 #1

If you experience ANY difficulty with your vote... Think. Again. Oct 20 #2

Fuck. There are twelve people in New Jersey with my name. 3Hotdogs Oct 20 #3

I have a common name. They check addresses here in iowa JT45242 Oct 20 #4

Check your address with the person when you go to vote Coexist Oct 20 #5

That'll never happen to me! ChazInAz Oct 20 #6

mahatmakanejeeves

(61,138 posts)

1. "Sawwah Connah?"

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 06:15 AM

Oct 20

Think. Again.

(18,284 posts)

2. If you experience ANY difficulty with your vote...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 06:21 AM

Oct 20

Please report the experience...

If you or anyone you know has trouble voting, for any reason, call 866-OUR-VOTE, a hotline set up by Election Protection, a nonpartisan national coalition led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

We don't know all the games that they will be playing and the report of your experience could very well be important in some way.

3Hotdogs

(13,432 posts)

3. Fuck. There are twelve people in New Jersey with my name.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 07:27 AM

Oct 20

That's too much of an opportunity for cheatin' Demmycrats to steal my vote.

JT45242

(2,934 posts)

4. I have a common name. They check addresses here in iowa

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 07:34 AM

Oct 20

When I voted early. I confirmed at least two of three (name, address, and DOB) at each of three stations.

Seems like a lot of error there.

Coexist

(26,202 posts)

5. Check your address with the person when you go to vote

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 07:44 AM

Oct 20

there can be two people with the same name and DOB but, they won't have the same address

ChazInAz

(2,787 posts)

6. That'll never happen to me!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2024, 09:11 AM

Oct 20

I am saddled with the most uncommon European name in the country. There are more people with that name in the city of Budapest than there are in all of North America!

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