Do you (or someone you know) live in Butler or Hamilton counties?

[kiwi_expat]

If so, was there an exit poll interviewer at the polling place? We would like to know, either way.

Precinct names/locations are extremely helpful, so we can eliminate precincts that did not have an exit poll.

We are concentrating on SOUTH WEST Ohio right now (Butler and Hamilton
counties). If you know anyone who lives in that area, it would be great if you could ask them if there was an exit poll interviewer at their polling place (and what the precinct was) and then let us know, here.

Thanks!

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. I don't have info about OH

but I did try to find out what precincts were selected for polling a few months ago. I didn't have much success

At the time, I had an interesting conversation with my local SOE. She said that in Alachua County, FL that the ONLY precinct they did exit poll was out in Jonesville. Jonesville is a rural community on the edge of the county. Alachua Co voted 57% for Kerry, but I would guess that in the Jonesville precinct Bush would have won.

The SOE made a comment that she thought it was funny that they were only interested in that precinct, especially since it was the same one they used in 2002.

I am interested if this same bias was applied else where?

[kiwi_expat]

2. The polling organizations appear to use the same precincts each election

NEP appears to have used most (all?) of the same precincts that were used by its predecessor in 2000.

The pollers appear to have selected certain precincts for specific characteristics. Then they weight the results using a state demographic model, to get the state and national totals.

It is very interesting that your local SOE was so forthcoming about the precinct that was used for the exit polls.

Maybe the Ohio voters could ask their SOE's for the names of exit poll precincts. That would be very helpful!

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. You would be surprised

how much you can find out with one phone call. But it didn't hurt that my local SOE knew me already and also happens to be a good DEM.

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

4. Springfield Township

Hamilton County. I'm the Ward Chairman for Springfield Township (49 Precincts in the suburbs north of Cincinnati). To my knowledge, there were no exit interviews conducted in my Ward.

[kiwi_expat]

5. Thank you, Jeff! Your report on Springfield Township Ward is very helpful

Is there any possible way that you could use your contacts to find out where the exit polls were in Hamilton County?

Could you please ask the SOE(?) for Hamilton County?

Thanks again.

[kiwi_expat]

8. We now know the exit poll precincts for Hamilton County!

liam_laddie (4 posts) Thu Mar-10-05 03:11 AM
Response to Reply #23

25. HAM. Cty. OH exit polling


Hello, kiwi_expat...here's some NEP info for Hamilton Cty, Ohio.
I don't have enough posts yet to e-mail you off-forum, so here it comes...guess 'minivis' and 'iceberg' are working on this, too.

Per a Sept 23, 2004 letter on an Edison/Mitofsky letterhead to BoE Director of Elections, J.M. Williams. I have a photocopy in hand provided by a BoE official, very co-operative, no problems
getting this sheet. She said that (6) ES&S tabulators are used (for the punch-cards used in Ham Cty.) These are operated by (3) Dems and (3) repugs. With a company technician
available for troubleshooting...Not sure if it takes place in public view. Could maybe check on that.

The following seven locations are on the M/S exit-polled list. Quoting from the letter: "As part of our survey, an interviewer will be stationed at the following polling place(s):"
-Anderson JJ
-2205 Cincinnati 22-E
-Cincinnati 4-M
-Evendale D
-6102 Fairfax B
-Harrison C
-4943 Sharonville 4-C

After the polls closed (7:30 pm) they also collected "...election results for certain precinct..." All seven above, plus five more listed next (12 total) were selected for collecting the results.
-1510 Cincinnati 15-J
-0804 Cincinnati 8-D
-7903 Lockland C
-3803 Madeira C
-8307 Miami Township G

I do not know the purpose of the four-digit number preceding eight of the locations. This is not a Ham. Cty. entry, so E/M
must have assigned them. Maybe E/M could shed light on what
these mean. E/M's phone at the time is shown as [phone], Somerville NJ.

BTW, there are (1,013) precincts in the Ham.Cty., and (376)
of these are in City of Cincinnati.

Has 'Rosebud' replied to 'Iceberg' regarding the questions raised in the last paragraph of note #339535, Mar 7, 11:13 am? That is, concerning operation of tabulators, plus the process of setting up and configuring punch-card machines (and who does this) which are sent out at the last minute on election day. I might be able to get answers, no promises.

Cheers to all, liam_laddie

[recoveringdittohed]

6. No exit poll at Delhi Precinct C (Hamilton County)

I voted in Delhi Township Precinct C and did not see any exit polling being conducted there.

[Dark]

7. No exit polling at Precinct Cheviot 2-C.