Voters Reportedly Turned Away at SouthSide Poll
A Bethlehem councilman said the judge of elections in Ward Five at St. John's Windish Lutheran Church did not follow proper procedures for voters who aren't on the rolls.
A number of voters in South Bethlehem were forced to cast provisional ballots because of confusion and a failure to adhere to proper protocol on the part of some poll workers, according to on-site observers. City Councilman Michael Recchiuti said that the judge of elections in the Fifth Ward was handing out the provisional ballots to voters who did not appear on the voter rolls instead of placing a call first to the Northampton County Election Bureau, which is the proper procedure. Some voters walked away, Recchiuti said. “We could call 10 times and all we’d get was a busy signal,” said Dick Jones, the Fifth Ward judge, pointing to a cell phone on the table where he worked in the auditorium of the St. John’s Windish Lutheran Church. “We’…
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Joseph Schutte
5:24 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Daryl, it was a pleasure meeting you last night at Windish. As one of the folks who came over to help look people up by address and determine if everyone was in the right line for their ward, I hope they consider a better solution next time including splitting the polling location all together. more ›