Harris County Tax Office Voter Registration Department Briefing Packet August 24, 2010 HCTO Press Conference August 24, 2010Houston Votes Problems in General Deputy turning in multiple apps on the same person — sometimes the signatures do not match Multiple Deputies turning in apps on the same parson — sometimes the signatures do not match Same Deputy number, different signature on the Deputy signature line Too many apps for one deputy to have possibly done themselves Incomplete apps — No address or incomplete address (just city or no street number) — No checked box Non-citizen box is checked Reports that Deputies are pressuring people who are already registered to re-register because — The Tax Office Computer system is down ~ You need the plastic card to vote and you will only get it if you re-apply — It is OK if you are not a citizen, just help me out. OK that you live in another state and are here temporarily, just help me out — Deputies who are not deputized are not giving out the receipts to the applicants — Deputies are telling applicants that it is ok to not put their identification information on the form, just check the box that you have not been issued any identification a 4 ot HCTO Press Conference August 24, 2010 3Houston Votes Statistics 01/01/2010 — 8/16/2010 Houston Votes has turned in 25,640 applications Houston Votes applications have generated 7,193 “new” voter records Houston Votes applications have generated 3,531 applications which were rejected by the SOS for failure to match TDL/SSN Houston Votes has submitted 1,597 multiple applications (two or more applications for same person) Houston Votes has submitted 1,014 applications for pre-existing voters Houston Votes applications have generated 1,030 Notices of Incomplete Houston Votes has submitted 25 non-citizen applications Houston Votes has submitted 325 tao young applications Houston Votes applications have generated 129 felon rejection of applications (although not the responsibility of volunteer deputy to determine) Houston Votes has submitted 1,133 applications where the No ID box was checked Houston Votes has presented the Tax Office with 1,323 applications later than the 5 day statutory deadline HCTO Press Conference August 24, 2010 5