Voting Problems Reported in Gate City
IMPORTANT: If you encounter problems in voting, please contact at least one of these numbers for help:
Virginia State Board of Elections at 1-800-552-9745
Peter Teigland, Campaign for Change, at 704-575-5662 or 276-494-4115.
1-877-462-6608 (CNN Voter helpline)
Less than two hours after polls have opened, voting problems are already being reported in the town of Gate City. Rita Hughes and Lillie Hughes are stating that they have been denied the right to vote. The two ladies, both African American, went to their local polling location at Gate City Middle School, along with two of Rita’s sons, Joseph and Damien. The two sons were allowed to vote, but the women were told their names were not on the list of registered voters. The women stated that they had voted in last year’s countywide elections.
After the voting officials made some calls, Rita and Lillie were told they would have to re-register and vote in the next election. The ladies then asked to be given a provisional ballot under state election regulations. The request was denied, as they were told that since their names did not appear on the state list, they were not eligible to vote.
It should be noted that lawsuits involving voter fraud and disenfranchisement are nothing new to this area. Only two short years ago, former Gate City mayor Charles Dougherty Jr. was found guilty of 13 counts of voter fraud stemming back to the 2004 Gate City Mayoral Election.
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