Zeldin Mailer Listing Wrong Date For Absentee Ballots Sparks Ire
Zeldin Mailer Listing Wrong Date For Absentee Ballots Sparks Ire
It's the second time a Zeldin mailer has listed the wrong date for absentee ballots in recent years and Dems are crying foul.
By Lisa Finn, Patch Staff | Oct 22, 2018 7:24 pm ET | Updated Oct 22, 2018 7:42 pm ET
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Once again, Rep. Lee Zeldin has been accused of printing the wrong date for absentee ballot on a mailer sent out to voters — the date printed on the mailer was listed as Nov. 6, not Nov. 5, the date by which absentee ballots must be postmarked.
Zeldin, a Republican who is running for his second term representing the 1st Congressional District, has been accused by opponent, businessman and Democrat Perry Gershon, of purposely printing the date incorrectly — with the alleged intent of suppressing Democratic voters, including college-aged constituents.
College student Kaitlyn Hart wrote to the Suffolk Progressives Facebook group, saying that she'd gotten a flyer for Zeldin at her Binghamton University address, something she didn't understand as she's registered in NY02. "I think it's really shady how the back cover says your ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 6, so people who just look at it and don't open it are literally getting sent false info," she said.
Responding to questions about the mailer, Chris Boyle, spokesperson for the Zeldin campaign, said the mishap was a printing error.
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