10,000 Voter Registration Cards Returned in Joplin, Missouri
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 12:03 PM
The Joplin tornado on May 22, 2011 killed 158 people in southeast Missouri.
JOPLIN TORNADO – Residents of Joplin, Mo, walk west on 26th Street near Maiden Lane after a tornado hit the southwest Missouri city on Sunday evening, May 22, 2011. The tornado tore a path a mile wide and four miles long destroying homes and businesses.(AP/Mike Gullett)
10,000 voter registration cards were returned in Joplin, Missouri recently. The Republican stronghold was ripped apart by a massive tornado last year.
The Joplin Globe reported:
Registration cards for more than 10 percent of Jasper County’s approximately 80,000 voters have been returned by the post office, County Clerk Bonnie Earl said Monday.
New cards, which must be sent to voters each two years, were mailed out earlier in July. But about 10,000 cards have been sent back because the addresses on them were no longer valid. That’s going to pose a problem for voters — and election officials — at the Aug. 7 primary election, said the clerk.
Election officials say many of the cards being returned were sent to residents in Joplin and Duquesne who moved after their homes were damaged or destroyed in the May 22, 2011, tornado but have not yet changed their address with election officials.
“We’re hoping that residents who have moved will come into our offices and change their addresses before the election,” Earl said. “Then voters would know for sure where they will vote, and it would cut down on confusion and delays at the polls.”
The process should move quickly for voters who use the new cards, because they include bar codes with voter information stored on iPads that will be used for the first time in the primary election. An election judge will use the iPads to scan the voter card to bring up the voter’s name and address, plus information on the which geographic district the voter is in for legislative and county races.
Voters still can use a driver’s license or old voter card, she said, adding “it just won’t go as fast.”
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VotingFemale commented:
Don’t hold your breath waiting for the Democrat Party to come to their aid.
Patty commented:
Did someone call for the Insurance Adjusters?
Or are they being held in a secret box in Holder’s closet?
kato commented:
Where are the photos of crowded Chick Fil-A’s?
Patty commented:
#5
http://www.pnj.com/article/20120801/NEWS01/120801008/Chick-fil-A-supporters-plan-appreciation-day?odyssey=nav|head
Click here
Patty commented:
OT More here Kato
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/aug/01/crowds-flock-to-memphis-area-chick-fil-a/?partner=RSS
Patty commented:
OT last one on this for now.
kato more here: http://myfox8.com/2012/08/01/large-crowds-reported-at-local-chick-fil-a-restaurants-for-appreciation-day/
Chip Bennett commented:
As an election supervisor, I don’t envy the inevitable situation that will ensue on Tuesday. That said, it’s better to happen in August rather than in November. Also, even if their address is no longer correct, as long as voters haven’t moved out of county, they’ll be able to vote. They may have to fill out a voter registration form (to record change-of-address), be directed to a different polling place, and vote via affidavit, but they will be able to vote.
iPads, eh? I much prefer the Palm Pilots we have here in St. Louis County. They get the job done just fine.
Patty commented:
OT
#5 August 1, 2012 at 1:03 pm
kato commented:
Where are the photos of crowded Chick Fil-A’s?
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Mr. Hoft heard you, see the top thread.
Jet Jaguar commented:
If it had been a Dem district, Bush would be blamed.
Jerry C commented:
Joplin, MO voted in the majority for McCain. The tornado that ripped through after the elections reminded me of the book of Job. In the book, satan was allowed to use a tornado to destroy a house where all of Job’s children were partying, killing all of them. I wouldn’t be surprised if satan is the power behind LUITPOS and used the tornado against his enemies. Wouldn’t surprise me at all. Good luck with getting your votes counted this time around, but I doubt it.
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