Rash of voting problems reported in NYC and beyond as de Blasio calls for audit

[suffragette]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/04/19/latest-ny-primaries-clintons-cast-their-votes/83230426/

6:54 p.m.: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a statement Tuesday condemning the reported purging of voters from voting lists and confirming his support for an audit also announced that day of the city’s Board of Elections.

WNYC reported Monday that more than 60,000 Democratic voters in Brooklyn had vanished from records with no clear reason why. The mayor’s statement came during a day riddled with voter complaints in the city ranging from a lack of ballots to vanished voter rolls at multiple polling sites, according to the station.

Here’s de Blasio’s statement in full:

“It has been reported to us from voters and voting rights monitors that the voting lists in Brooklyn contain numerous errors, including the purging of entire buildings and blocks of voters from the voting lists. I am calling on the Board of Election to reverse that purge and update the lists again using Central, not Brooklyn borough, Board of Election staff. We support the Comptroller’s audit and urge its completion well in advance of the June elections so corrective action can be taken. These errors today indicate that additional major reforms will be needed to the Board of Election and in the state law governing it. We will hold the BOE commissioners responsible for ensuring that the Board and its borough officers properly conduct the election process to assure that voters are not disenfranchised. The perception that numerous voters may have been disenfranchised undermines the integrity of the entire electoral process and must be fixed.”


I've been compiling some of the problems in this thread. If anyone has info to add, please do.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511777881

UPDATE:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/19/politics/new-york-primary-voter-problem-polls-sanders-de-blasio/

In pledging to audit the board, the office of New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer earlier confirmed in its own statement that "more than 125,000 voters in Brooklyn were removed from voter rolls," while making reference to "widespread reports of voters having trouble accessing polling sites and other polling irregularities."

[B Calm]

1. The fix is in.

[suffragette]

3. Entire buildings and blocks of voters purged.

Yeah, sure looks like it.

[timlot]

4. Umm, It seems like the Mayor is trying to "fix it"

[jeff47]

18. No, the Mayor is doing some political theater and damage control. (nt)

[WhiteTara]

8. All democrats are being affected

and maybe some republicans too.

[suffragette]

16. And it is wrong for any of them to be disenfranchised.

[WhiteTara]

19. yep

[geek tragedy]

13. registered Democrats in Brooklyn would favor Clinton, genius.

not everything is a conspiracy

[WhiteTara]

20. unless you consider republicons

would rather run against Bernie.

[geek tragedy]

21. they can't vote in our primary nt

[WhiteTara]

22. Oh I was just riffing on the fact that Brooklyn

was for Hillary and if you take her voters away, Bernie might win. Sorry I should have used some sort of emoji for my flight of fancy.

[highprincipleswork]

2. Seriously. This country can't even run a fair election. That's not the "exceptionalism" we need.

[RKP5637]

7. This country has now gone over the cliff with corruption, greed and dishonesty! n/t

[suffragette]

12. Yeah, it sure isn't.

[NorthCarolina]

5. Is this the type of "democracy" we spend billions to gift to other nations?

Maybe we shouldn't bother.

[RKP5637]

9. Yeah, all the bullshit the US preaches to other countries. The corruption and greed in the US

continues to grow by leaps and bounds!

[840high]

17. .+1

[passiveporcupine]

6. OMG

including the purging of entire buildings and blocks of voters from the voting lists.

I hope he gets some answers.

[suffragette]

15. Updated OP with info from NYC Comptroller

The question is will these actions help the people who were disenfranchised today.

[floriduck]

10. And the upcoming primaries continue on.

No sense dwelling on the incompetence of New York State. Time to move forward. Go Bernie!!

[DetroitSocialist83]

11. This is completely outrageous and is Happening

All over this country. I'm glad the mayor is asking for an audit. Of all the issues, the decay of our democratic process disturbs me the most.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

14. How nice of him to call for a friggin audit on the day of the primary....