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Nutter taps voters to aid Election Day investigation

HEY, PHILLY VOTERS. The Nutter administration wants to hear about your Election Day experience. After more than 27,000 voters were forced to use provisional ballots in the Nov. 6 presidential election, more than double the amount in 2008, Nutter established a "fact-finding team" last month to investigate what happened that day. City Controller Alan Butkovitz has also launched an investigation.

Mayra Acevedo of the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia holds up a sheet of paper containing numbers that according to poll workers are help for her and her situation. According to Mayra she registered to vote before the deadline but was not on the list. She was not given or offered a provisional ballot. Picture taken outside the Esperanza Health Center at 6th and Cayuga. This is the 43rd Ward, 3 and 6 district. Photo taken on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/Staff)
Mayra Acevedo of the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia holds up a sheet of paper containing numbers that according to poll workers are help for her and her situation. According to Mayra she registered to vote before the deadline but was not on the list. She was not given or offered a provisional ballot. Picture taken outside the Esperanza Health Center at 6th and Cayuga. This is the 43rd Ward, 3 and 6 district. Photo taken on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/Staff)Read more
    by BY JAN RANSOM, Daily News Staff Writer <a href="mailto:ransomj@phillynews.com">ransomj@phillynews.com</a>, 215-854-5218
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HEY, PHILLY VOTERS. The Nutter administration wants to hear about your Election Day experience.

After more than 27,000 voters were forced to use provisional ballots in the Nov. 6 presidential election, more than double the amount in 2008, Nutter established a "fact-finding team" last month to investigate what happened that day. City Controller Alan Butkovitz has also launched an investigation.

Part of the Nutter administration's investigation includes hearing from voters. Public meetings are scheduled from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 6 in City Hall room 202 and Feb. 28 at Bright Hope Baptist Church, 1601 N. 12th St. Voters can also share their stories or make recommendations by visiting phila.gov/election2012 or by calling or texting 267-209-FACT.