In the recent general election, every county in Missouri was affected by voters who signed up on bogus voter registration sites.
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In Daviess County, approximately 20-25 voters were either turned away or had to cast a provisional ballot, because they had registered to vote through a bogus website. The provisional ballots were reviewed by Daviess County Clerk Ronetta Burton, but the votes could not be counted. The voter information had not been transmitted to the county in which they were to cast their votes; thus they were not actually registered.
Three of the worst websites were Vote411, TurboVote, and Ballot Ready, but there are more websites which could be listed. Many of these sites are set up to capture personal information. If you used an online voter registration website, be aware that the website captured some of your vital personal information.
The only legitimate website for voter registration is the Missouri Secretary of State election page, according to Clerk Ronetta Burton. Registration information for voters who sign up on the Secretary of State’s website is automatically sent to the appropriate county the next day.
Ms. Burton said that she and other county clerks only became aware of the problem on Election Day, when it was too late for any solution to be implemented.