Amid Widespread Reports of Voter Disenfranchisement and Polling Problems, Controller Stringer, audit

[cal04]

AMID WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF VOTER DISENFRANCHISEMENT AND POLLING PROBLEMS, COMPTROLLER STRINGER ANNOUNCES AUDIT OF BOARD OF ELECTIONS

With the New York City Board of Elections confirming that more than 125,000 voters in Brooklyn were removed from voter rolls and widespread reports of voters having trouble accessing polling sites and other polling irregularities, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer announced today that his office would undertake an audit of the operations and management of the Board of Elections. “There is nothing more sacred in our nation than the right to vote, yet election after election, reports come in of people who were inexplicably purged from the polls, told to vote at the wrong location or unable to get in to their polling site,” Comptroller Stringer said. “The people of New York City have lost confidence that the Board of Elections can effectively administer elections and we intend to find out why the BOE is so consistently disorganized, chaotic and inefficient. With four elections in New York City in 2016 alone, we don’t have a moment to spare.” To read Comptroller Stringer’s letter informing Michael J. Ryan, Executive Director of the New York City Board of Elections, that his office would commence an audit, click here.

Primary Letter
http://comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-content/uploads/documents/Primary_Day_Letter_041916.pdf

http://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/amid-widespread-reports-of-voter-disenfranchisement-and-polling-problems-comptroller-stringer-announces-audit-of-board-of-elections/

[peacebird]

1. So what? It will be AFTER the primary, just like Arizona. AFTER the damage is done.

[Kittycat]

2. I read an article today that

Unrelated to the above, but interesting none the less.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/04/18/3770355/new-york-voting-open-primary-lawsuit/

Also, did I read correctly that NY does not have early voting? What happens if you work in the city, but live out in the suburbs? I know commuting hours here in chicago can be hit or miss. We had a train vs. pedestrian in the afternoon on election day. It meant that a significant number of people on the BNSF evening trains didn't get back by the time polls closed. So glad we have a healthy early voting window here.

[cal04]

4. My daughters work in the city and they can vote up until 9pm

or before work at 6 am, it seems to work for most
I'm not sure what people do if they work later than that

[Kittycat]

5. We can vote early a full 2 wks prior to primary day, and

We can register to vote on the day of at most polling locations (some at the county or village offices). Plus we declare party at the polls.

We still have problems, and had some significant issues with running out of ballots/poll centers closing early. But it's still better than restricting access. Lots of GOTV efforts all over.

[NorthCarolina]

3. I'm glad many are voting on provisional ballots when need be.

I have little doubt they will all be counted in the end simply due to the huge quantity of them. No judge would squelch the voice of so many voters in light of so many apparent "mishaps".

[Dragonfli]

6. K&R

[99th_Monkey]

7. KnR for democracy n/t