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Had a problem casting your ballot in this year's general election? We want to hear from you. Wired.com has created a map to track your issues, but we need your help to complete it.

Over the next weeks, if you have trouble at the polls, either during early voting or on Election Day, we'd like you to add your issue to our map. Be sure to provide as much detail as possible. You may also include links to video or audio.

? Be specific about the precinct where the problem occurred. (Either provide the exact address or the specific name of the location. For example: Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School or the All Community Baptist Church.) Be sure to provide the city and state as well.

? If a voting machine malfunctioned, tell us what happened and what kind of machine it was. (Touchscreen machine made by Diebold Election Systems; optical-scan machine made by Sequoia Voting Systems, etc.)

? An additional comment box is provided where you should state the problem you experienced in as much detail as possible. (e.g., "The voter registration machines used to check in voters at the poll were not working, and voters had to wait in line for three hours. I left after an hour without voting.")

? Although not required, it would be helpful if you provide your name and some way to contact you to obtain more details if we need them, particularly if your issue involved voter registration problems or someone at the polls challenging your eligibility to vote. If you prefer not to provide your name and contact details, contact us directly at vote@wired.com. Or, if you don't have  time to add your information to the map, contact us directly at vote@wired.com, and we'll add it for you.

Please note that we're not interested in hearing political rants. We're interested in hearing only about problems casting your ballot. Consult the "Key to Voting Problems" beneath the map for a list of problems from which to choose:

Report your issue by clicking the "add" button on the map below...

 

 

Key to Voting Problems There was a problem with my ID (States now require first-time voters who registered by mail -- and did not provide verification of their identity with their mail-in application -- to provide ID at the poll to cast a ballot. Twenty-four states require all voters to show some form of ID at the polls.) My name didn't appear on the registration list I was at the wrong precinct (Your polling place changed and you arrived at the wrong precinct.) My eligibility to vote was challenged at the poll (All states allow voters to be challenged if someone suspects the person isn't eligible to vote; this can sometimes be used as an intimidation tactic to discourage or prevent voters from casting ballots. If you were challenged, specify the reason you were given: Were you suspected of not being of age, of not having registered, of not being a resident in the county or of being a convicted felon in a state that doesn't allow felons to vote?) Machine used to check in voters at the poll failed (These machines are called electronic pollbooks or e-pollbooks and contain the list of registered voters.) Problems with voting machines at your poll (Not enough machines at precinct or machine(s) malfunctioned.) Long lines (Specify the reason for the long line if you know it. For example, there were 10 voting machines at the precinct, but only five were working.) Provisional ballot problem (Provisional ballots are ballots that voters are allowed by law to cast if their name doesn't appear on the registration list and the voter claims to be registered. The ballots are counted if election officials determine within days after the election that the voter was eligible to cast a ballot. Provisional ballots are problematic, because poll workers don't always know the laws around using them, and the rules for counting them vary by state. Tell us if your precinct denied you the right to vote on a provisional ballot or if the precinct didn't have enough ballots on hand to accommodate everyone who needed one.) Other (Anything not listed above.)

Click to enlarge. Voting Methods by State Paper-Ballot Voting Systems Paper-Ballot and Punch Card Voting Systems Mixed Paper-Ballot Voting Systems and DREs with VVPAT DREs with VVPAT Mixed Paper-Ballot Voting Systems and DREs with and without VVPAT Mixed Paper-Ballot Voting Systems and DREs without VVPAT DREs without VVPAT Mechanical Lever Machines and Accessible Ballot-Marking Devices VVPAT = Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail Printers DRE = Direct-Recording Electronic Visit verifiedvoting.org for more information on election equipment in your state.

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