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A ballot crowded with confusing, contradictory propositions slowed down some voters and uneven interpretation of new voter identification laws angered others. A crew of anti-illegal immigrant activists, meanwhile, visited several South Side polling places in what one poll watch group called a blatant attempt to intimidate Hispanic voters. Election inspectors said voters were taking up to half an hour to vote, and a large number requested a second ballot after realizing they had voted for the wrong versions of competing propositions. Retired Tucson High School English teacher Greely Richardson said he was turned away from the polls the first time he tried to vote, even though he had two forms of identification — an insurance card and a voter registration card — each with a proper address. After poll workers at precinct 56, Orange Grove Middle School, questioned his credentials and voters in line behind him began to grumble, he became so agitated that he went to his vehicle and became ill. He went home and called the Pima County Elections Division. A voting official accompanied him back to the polls, where was able to cast a ballot. Brad Nelson, the county's election's director, said marking the ballot improperly was common in today's election. "There are a number of people who get to the propositions and vote 'yes' or 'no' and realize they made a mistake. It's happening at a much greater rate than ever before because voters find the propositions confusing or contradictory," Nelson said. The alleged voter intimidation took place at a number of South Side precincts where anti-illegal immigrant crusader Russ Dove circulated an English-only petition, while a cameraman filmed the voters he approached and Roy Warden stood by with a firearm visible in a holster. Diego Bernal, a staff attorney with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), said the trio was clearly trying to intimidate Hispanic voters. "A gun, a camera, a clipboard before you even get to the polls — if that's not voter intimidation, what is?" he asked. Bernal said his group encountered the men at the Precinct 49 polling place at South 12th Avenue and West Michigan Street and began documenting the scene with their own cameras. "There was an interesting period where they were taking pictures of us taking pictures of them." Bernal said he had come to Tucson to observe the application of the new voter ID law. "We weren't there for some bizarre standoff in a polling place," he said. Bernal called elections officials who showed up after the men had left. Nelson said the men were gone when he arrived, but were within their rights so long as they stayed 75 feet from a polling place. Dove, who made similar visits in the 2004 election, said he hoped his presence would prevent non-citizens from "voting in our election."