washington/philadelphia voters civil right group report long line isolate case malfunction equipment harassment poll place tuesday u.s. presidential election fear widespread violence poll materialize nationwide civil right group log unusual level voter intimidation complaints receive 35,000 call national voter complaint hotline tuesday even democratic party officials however say see systemic voter suppression efforts civil right group enlist 7,000 volunteer say 40 percent call receive telephone hotline early afternoon african-american latino voters complaints voter intimidation especially prevalent florida georgia ohio arizona disproportionate share come minority voters hear complaints voter intimidation presidential cycle prior years say kristen clarke president lawyers committee civil right law republican presidential candidate donald trump repeatedly say election would rig call supporters watch sign fraud urban areas raise fear could clash minority voters numerous study find voter fraud exceedingly rare unite state absent tuesday report kind hostile political display vandalism violence crop regularly throughout campaign poll station lock southern california one person kill three wound gunfire police saw immediate indication incident link election day isolate report voter intimidation harassment flood voter complaint hotline run coalition civil right group throughout day african-american voter call hotline alabama shelby county report white poll worker indicate would wash hand handle voter photo identification card shelby county lawyers persuade u.s. supreme court 2013 strike key provision landmark vote right act require state history voter discrimination get federal clearance change election laws clarke say many voter complaints hotline come state formerly cover provision voters florida report heavy unexplained police presence several poll sit around state group students state tell vote would count college dormitory consider hotel ohio franklin county hotline receive complaints somali-american voters tell would vote provisionally address match identification card tell poll site run provisional ballot georgia dekalb county group call defenders democracy pressure voters line fill sample ballot sign pledge would cast vote real ballot accord report receive hotline federal government reduce election monitor program wake 2013 u.s. supreme court decision weaken federal oversight state history racial discrimination revise vote laws lengthy court battle many state also leave voters uncertain cast ballot whether need present photo identification nevada judge tuesday reject request trump record las vegas poll place campaign say improperly remain open last week accommodate people line vote judge agree county attorney argue election officials already preserve record malfunction machine dominate voter complaints pennsylvania arizona new york north carolina virginia trump cite report poll machine switch vote republican candidates vote democrats cause concern election outcome might valid warn rig system speak fox news trump provide evidence support allegations say poll machine break although problems pennsylvania voters least four pennsylvania counties say touch-screen vote machine mistakenly switch vote state officials however say believe ballot wrongly count result machine malfunction pennsylvania one handful state rely electronic vote machine without paper backup would allow officials double-check outcome challenge machine record vote incorrectly calibrate properly problem magnify screen degrade age es company make machine say voters chance confirm choices cast ballot make impossible machine flip vote one candidate another local officials test machine make sure calibrate properly election philadelphia district attorney office monitor vote state large city say twitter receive complaints ordinary electronic vote roll durham county north carolina malfunction early tuesday prompt county ask state board elections extend vote hours eight precincts p.m. hour half late suppose open state elections board tuesday even agree extend vote hours precincts 20 60 minutes u.s. election largely peaceful despite intimidation glitches