Group apologizes for mistakes in voter registration forms

THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN ASSIGNED

IN 21 COUNTIES.

>>> THE STATE BOARD OF

ELECTIONS IS TRYING TO ANSWER

COMPLAINTS AND CLEAN UP A

PROBLEM IT DIDN'T CAUSE.

IT COMES A MONTH BEFORE

ELECTION DAY.

LAURA LESLIE JOINS US WITH MORE

ON THE ERRORS PEOPLE ARE

FINDING IN THEIR MAILBOX.

>> PHONES WERE LITERALLY

RINGING OFF THE HOOK WHEN WE

WERE AT THE STATE BOARD OF

ELECTIONS TODAY.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VOTER

REGISTRATION FORMS WITH

INCORRECT INFORMATION WERE

MAILED OUT ACROSS THE STATE

THIS MONTH.

THE FORMS DID NOT COME FROM

ELECTIONS OFFICIALS.

THEY CAME FROM A RIGHT WING

NONPROFIT AFFILIATED WITH THE

COKE BROTHERS.

SOME WERE ADDRESSED TO DEAD

PEOPLE, CHILDREN, EVEN FAMILY

PETS.

>> THE MAIL TELLS PEOPLE TO

SEND THE FORM TO THE WRONG

AGENCY.

IT ALSO GIVES TWO DIFFERENT

DEADLINES TO REGISTER TO VOTE.

STATE ELECTIONS BOARD SPOKESMAN

JOSH LAWSON SAYS CONFUSED

VOTERS ARE SWAMPING THE PHONE

LINES, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT'S GOING ON.

>> THESE ARE MAILERS FROM AFP,

CONTAINING INFORMATION THAT

WE'RE HAVING TO DO AEROBES TO

CORRECT.

>> Reporter: SOME CALLERS ARE

AFRAID THEIR VOTER REGISTRATION

HAS BEEN CANCELED.

OTHERS SAY FORMS ARE BEING

CERTAINTY TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE

PASSED AWAY OR CANNOT VOTE.

>> SOME FOLKS HAVE HAD THEIR

CAT GET A FORM.

>> Reporter: THAT HAS ALREADY

SPAWNED A NEW INTERNET MEEM

VOTING CATS.COM.

ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE, SOME

DEMOCRATS ARE SUGGESTING AFP IS

TRYING TO MISLEAD VOTERS OR

CAUSE VOTER FRAUD.

AFP STATE DIRECTOR DONALD

BRYSON SAYS THAT'S NOT THE

CASE.

HE SAYS ANY BIG MAILING WILL

HAVE ERROR.

>> WE JUST APOLOGIZE FOR ANY

CONFUSION THAT WE HAVE CAUSED

AND WE APOLOGIZE FOR SOME

ERRORS THAT WE HAD IN THE LIST

THAT WENT OUT.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE

CORRECTED.

>> Reporter: BRYSON COULDN'T

SAY WHERE THE MAILING LIST CAME

FROM, ONLY THAT IT'S A NATIONAL

EFFORT.

HE SAID THE AIM WAS TO INCREASE

VOTER REGISTRATION AND HE SAYS

IT'S WORKING.

>> SIMPLY AN EFFORT TO GET MORE

PEOPLE ENGAGED IN THE CIVIL

PROCESS.

>> Reporter: LAWSON SAYS THE

ERRORS DON'T APPEAR TO BE

INTENTIONAL OR CRIMINAL.

HE WANTS TO REMIND VOTERS THAT

THE VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE

IS OCTOBER 10th.

>> OUR CONCERN IS FOR THAT

EVERY ONE CALLER, YOU ACTUALLY

HAVE TEN PEOPLE THAT MAY BE

CONFUSED AND NOT PICKING UP THE

PHONE TO CALL US.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE MESSAGE

OUT.

>> IF YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE

IN THE COUNTY, JUST THROW THE

FORM AWAY.

IF YOU HAVE SENT IN THE FORM,

IT WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE ITS WAY

TO YOUR LOCAL ELECTIONS BOARD.

GO TO WRAL.COM TO FIND OUT HOW

TO CHECK YOUR VOTER

REGISTRATION ONLINE.

IN THE MEANTIME, DO NOT

REGISTER YOUR CAT TO VOTE.

THAT'S ACTUALLY A FELONY.