Sunday, November 08, 2026
Hava Complaint first draft nov 8 notes at church
facts
witnesses
date and time
locations
who is responsible?
other information
do i want a hearing?
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do i want a hearing?
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witnesses jane doe #1, 2 3, 4 women at recycleforce. two election protecttion volunteers. the cop. jane #5 at the registation office. her supervisor john doe. jane doe #6 at beech grove jr high.
date and time october 3. 9:30 am first incident. around noon2nd incident. around 3 pm theird incident 5:55 fourth incident.
locations
precinct at recycleforce, 8xx n sherman
city hall west wing.
beech grove jr high.
who is responsible? does + county + county board. the cop.
other information
do i want a hearing? yes.
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3:43 pm sun day continuing, transcibng what i wrote in longhand while at church.
On November 3rd, Tuesday, 9:30 a m, I went to my local precinct at recycleforce, 8xx N Sherman. I walked in, no video this trip, no witness with me. I may have said I'd like to vote if I can, but she might have asked for ID first. I said No. She said that without ID I can't vote. I briefly cited the Indiana constitution for my right to vote and the warrant requirement under section 11 of article I, She repeated that without ID I could not vote. She said this three times. She did not offer a provisional ballot as required by Indiana law and HAVA, I left.
I went to city hall, the east wing of the city county building. Outside before going in I spoke with 2 volunteers from election protection, explaining what had happened. I also later spoke with Melvin, the independent candidate for center township constable, whose sign I had in my yard. I went in.
At the clerk's office I was ordered to "stay in line" and told that the clerk's office was closed but they were using the voter registration office as an ad hoc hq. I went there and spoke to the front desk staffer at voter registration. She claimed that I can't vote without ID. She said this three times. I asked to speak to her supervisor. He gave me his card. He also said three times that I can't vote without ID. Meanwhile she was bringing up provisional ballots. I may have said that isn't what you said before. I became frustrated when he said the third time and loudly said No! That's not the rule.
They called over a cop. He ordered me to leave, with no further discussion. This was a seizure under both constitutions, section 11 and 4th a. I said, "You have a gun? Then I'm leaving. I walked away, leaving. As I was close to the outer door I turned and said that I'm Robbin Stewart, the GOP candidate for clerk. He yelled for the third time for me to leave and I continued leaving and left.
Outside, this might be when I spoke to melvin, saying they didn't let me vote. He took their side that voter ID is required. So he may remember the incident, and is a witness.
I started toward the bus station, but changed my mind then went back to the election protection desk. I said I went in to tell them my complaint, but a man with a gun ordered me to leave. Thgey took my information for a report, called it in, an d told me to expect a follow up email, which I have not received. One of them, a black woman who may have been a lawyer, went inside for 10 or 15 minutes. When she came out she said it would be ok for me to go in and cast a provisional ballot. I said that I was not comfortable trying to go back in after the man with the gun had ordered me out. I thanked them and left. I caught the 56 to Beech Grove. I am not driving these days because Beech Grove stole my van.
notes, try to follow up with election protection organization.
i need to find that card. i do have it hetre somewheere.
At Beech Grove Jr. High, about 2 30 or 3, I first encountered Mayor James @. He asked me why I didn't have signs, and we discussed his race and the school referendum. After I came out I told him how I had been denied the vote. We agreed that it was a Marion County problem, not a city of beech grove problem. So he is a fact witness. He did not see me being turned away, but he saw me go in and come out and would remember it. He was more cordial that he usually is. Coffman.
@ i need to remember to go tomorrow. beech grove city council by 7 pm.
I took the 56 and the 8 home. I went back to 5xx sherman at 5:55. Again the same lady told me I could not vote without ID. Both of the clerks backed her up. She seemed smug. She had had all day to figure it out, but had not bothered. The election officials should have retrained her by then.
I went home. I was tired and did not go to the victory party. I lost by a wider margin than I expected, with about 26%.
I ran for county clerk, but didn't not even get to vote for myself.
It escalated rapidly, from vote denial to being threatened with a gun.
That was tuesday. I still need to write up the first wednesday and and thursday of early voting.
Relief sought:
I seek declaratory relief that the does and the county failed to meet the standard of care under the requirements of hava, which would suggest that the board was negligent. For jurisidctional reasons I am not seeking damages in this forum, in that HAVA does not provide a private cause of action.
I seek a written admission from the county that they failed to respect my right to vote and my procedural right to a hearing on my provisional ballot. p + i clause, voting in a federal election.
@ oh when is the hearing? maybe they'll let me vote provisional. :) i should go and testify. ask to be put on the agenda.
I seek retraining.That is, they should remake the training video One method to measure if the training is effective would be to include a quiz covering when to issu e provisional ballot, and which parts of the constitution apply.
I seek that when they plan to turn somebody away, they document it with some sort of paperwork so there is a record. Failure to do this harms the integrity of the election process.
@ ok print this off and get it notarized tomorrow. maybe file tomorrow before beech grove meeting at 7 pm. still need to write up tyhe other incidents.
