Poll observers who worked city precincts during the Nov. 2 state election have brought the Election Commission a number of allegations of voter fraud they said they witnessed at the polls.

In sworn affidavits presented to the commission last night, most of their allegations were leveled against the community activist group Neighbor to Neighbor. The poll observers said they repeatedly saw representatives of the group accompanying people into voting booths and telling them how to vote.

In some instances, they said Neighbor to Neighbor representatives actually went so far as to fill out the ballot for the person they accompanied. .

Neighbor to Neighbor workers also were seen bringing pre-marked sample ballots to the polls that told people they brought what address to give poll workers and whom to vote for, according to the affidavits.

The poll observers contend that wardens at polling sites allowed the activity to go on in many instances, despite objections they had raised. They complained that they received little cooperation from wardens when they tried bringing alleged irregularities to their attention.

Questions also were raised about the need for Spanish interpreters, provided by Neighbor to Neighbor, who accompanied voters into voting booths, since the city has had bilingual ballots since 2001...