Oh, NO! Did Tim Robbins uncover a voting scam?

Tim Robbins has been voting at the same polling location for years.

Today, his name wasn't on the list. And according to TMZ, he said 30 people had already been told the same thing this morning.

He was told he needed to fill out a provisional ballot. An argument broke out and the poll worker was going to call the cops.

But all's well that ends well.

Undaunted, Robbins went downtown to the City Board of Elections to get proof that he was good to vote.

Wonder if the other 30 people were able to do that.

Click here to hear Tim tell his voting story.

Did anyone else have problems at the polls today?

Tell us!

Photo: Tim Robbins gets his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last month.

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Comments

[Democratic Daddy's Girl]

Wow does that suprise anyone, we should have guesses it would have to happen somewhere right?

[Kyle Heidelberger]

I was registered to vote in Los Angeles and had a letter confirming that fact, but I was not on the rolls at my polling place and was forced to fill out a provisional ballot.

[toby]

I had to fill out a provisional ballot and I didn't mind, it was no problem, But I didn't even think of whinning and crying like Mr Robbins maybe I should have. Oh but wait I'm not a celebrity just a middle class guy. What a baby

[gaby de wilde]

For the record,

Clinton Curtis hacked the last election.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8112825559202389150

[David]

Go Tim.

We won't get scammed again!

[David]

What a boob. I saw the video. Seemed well rehearsed. I liked him in Shawshank Redemption, mostly because other people wrote what he would say, but when this guy speaks from his own mind he is a bumbling retard.

Kinda ironic that someone supporting a bigger government candidate complains about the incompetence of government. Priceless

[JohnM]

I'm so sick of that Republican talk, when they don't walk the walk. From 2002-2006, when you guys controlled the House, Senate, and Presidency, did Government shrink? Did spending go down? No. Did the deficit skyrocket? yes. Since 1980, I notice that the deficit has only shrunk during the Clinton years. You do the math,

[Ron]

This happened to me in Los Angeles as well. I even had my confirmation letter IN HAND, I called the county and they confirmed over the cell phone to the poll worker that I was in fact registered to vote. And yet I was not on the rolls nor on the "blue pages" which were the updated rolls.

I was told over and over to vote provisionally. I talked to at least five people at the county hotlne- they all confirmed that I was registered to vote. A poll worker called her supervisor who said "if he's not on the rolls, there's no way he's voting there." I then called the county again, and was told that since I registered on the last day possible, I was a "late" registrant. So I would have to vote provisionally.

I called back again- this time I was told I could vote but it would have to be at the offices in Norwalk. But as the discussion continued, they said I could only vote provisionally there too.

So everyone- like 5 or 6 people- were saying provisional ballots were the only way to go. I fought it for hours, but made zero progress, and unfortunately I am not familiar enough with the rules to make any kind of legal argument. So, at las,t I voted provisionally-- despite the fact that I was registered and everyone acknowledged this. I made them annotate on the pink envelope that they knew I was a registered voter. I don't know if that did any good.

I was probably a pain and I do want to thank the poll worker who was very sympathetic to me wanting to vote not-provisionally. She said of all the people who this had happened to (ie, were registered but did not appear on the list) of which there were a few that day, I was the only one to put up any kind of fight.

I didn't think of going to a judge, but now I wish I did.

Was my vote counted? Were there many others like me?

LATimes- I included my email. Feel free to contact me, because if this was a widespread problem, I'd like to help in any way I can.

R

[MrEthiopian]

Great Tim got to vote, what about the other 29 people in this story. Was root cause ever found why the 30 people were removed?

What does the policy state when removing people from the list?

Is their an audit log; to follow changes in voting records?

Were any laws broken in disenfranchising thees 30 people?

Is this paper (LATimes) following up in any way to correct apparent voter fraud?

In 2004 election fraud was ramped, yet the media never publicized this fact. Rolling Stone did a great job in defining what happened in 2004, its a great read but rather long.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10432334/was_the_2004_election_stolen

[Amelia G]

I wrote a bit more about my voting experience, but here are the high points: http://www.blueblood.net/2008/11/i-voted/

I've been voting registered at the same place in Hollywood for the past eight years and I was not on the rolls when I showed up at my polling place.

The poll workers told me to vote provisionally and they were sure it would be counted. I called the Registrar anyway and was told that, had I not called, my ballot actually would not have been counted.

I really question whether they have counted all the provisional ballots yet. It seems like it would be infeasible to do have done so and I find it very hard to believe that the majority of Californians really failed to vote down Prop 8. They might have the math figured for the presidential election, but I think they should count every ballot for the referendums.

It is because of the efforts of people like Tim Robbins that our elections are run as cleanly as they are. What he did makes him a responsible citizen, not a crybaby.

[Holden Litgo]

to Toby: yeah, you should have stood up for your rights. Or remembered to register. The crying voter gets counted. Provisional ballots don't. Never have been, never will. Oh, and the guy who cries because he's not famous and somebody else is: he doesn't count, either. Just sayin'...

[Kim]

The same thing happened to me as well. I live in Indiana, and have voted in two previous general elections before this one. Most recently, I voted in the primaries, where I did not experience any problems with my voter registration. But when I went to the polls on Tuesday, I was informed my name was not on the list, and that I would have to vote provisionally. I did so thinking it was my only option and after being told that my vote would still count. However, when I reviewed the information I was given regarding provisional ballots, I became concerned that my vote would not count after all. I called both the board of elections in my county and the state, and no one was able to locate any of my information. I have not moved since the primaries and there is no reason why my name should have been taken off the list. I am going to the board of elections center tomorrow with my proof of registration to ensure that my name is put back on the list and to file a complaint. Somehow, though, I don't feel that this will be enough. The country needs to know about this issue so that the voter purging can come to an end and those responsible can pay the consequences.

[timrobbinsisanidiot]

Tim Robbins went to the wrong polling place. A fact he would have known had he bothered to vote since 2004... so he's an idiot and a liar.

[SmarterThan Robbins]

Robbins has nobody to blame but himself because: (1) according to newer reports he changed addresses on a new registrating without indicating it was a change, (2) he didn't vote in the Primaries, (3) he didn't go to the polling location indicated on his sample ballot but instead went to the polling location for his former address, and (4) he didn't accept the offer to fill out a provisional ballot - which is just as valid as any other ballot but only requires additional verification by the registrar.