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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: NY polling place problems [View all]suffragette
(12,232 posts)11. WSJ report - even a voting rights attorney faced problems
http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-voters-report-irregularities-at-poll-sites-1461085618
In Clinton Hill in Brooklyn, poll workers were seen Tuesday morning collecting ballots by hand and had trouble finding affidavits to give to voters. Voters posted pictures on social media of spelling errors on ballots. Voters at P.S. 273 in Brooklyn said they were turned away because of technical difficulties.
In other places, such as Manhattans Upper East Side and Brooklyns Park Slope, hundreds had voted by 10 a.m.and voters there were reporting few problems.
A number of voters said they showed up at their usual polling sites to discover the site had been moved without notice, sending them across the neighborhood searching for their new voting location.
Im very concerned, said Richard Emery, a voting rights attorney on the Upper West Side. This is the third location Ive been to today to try and vote and I just ended up filling out an affidavit. The Board of Elections is a disaster.
In Clinton Hill in Brooklyn, poll workers were seen Tuesday morning collecting ballots by hand and had trouble finding affidavits to give to voters. Voters posted pictures on social media of spelling errors on ballots. Voters at P.S. 273 in Brooklyn said they were turned away because of technical difficulties.
In other places, such as Manhattans Upper East Side and Brooklyns Park Slope, hundreds had voted by 10 a.m.and voters there were reporting few problems.
A number of voters said they showed up at their usual polling sites to discover the site had been moved without notice, sending them across the neighborhood searching for their new voting location.
Im very concerned, said Richard Emery, a voting rights attorney on the Upper West Side. This is the third location Ive been to today to try and vote and I just ended up filling out an affidavit. The Board of Elections is a disaster.
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and one reason why I don't understand why more people don't do absentee ballots
still_one
Apr 2016
#3
Yes. Voters have been disparaged for not having taken care of registration months ago,
suffragette
Apr 2016
#9
Sure seems like Brooklyn had been extra hard hit, first with purging voter rolls, now
suffragette
Apr 2016
#15
"Latest from N.Y. primaries: Postcards cause polling location problems upstate"
suffragette
Apr 2016
#16
"Problems at Williamsburg Polling Station Just One of Many Headaches For Voters"
suffragette
Apr 2016
#17
what a mess! how come no dry runs? or any kind of verification that things were up and ready?
amborin
Apr 2016
#18
Great points. And why is there more bashing on the people who want to exercise
suffragette
Apr 2016
#19
They've also CHANGED POLLING places a day before the primary in many precincts. We have to do
sabrina 1
Apr 2016
#21
are you starting to understand the rules are only for the little people
questionseverything
Apr 2016
#29
They should. Also, in another thread someone in NY pointed out that it is difficult
suffragette
Apr 2016
#28
New York City Comptroller To Audit Board Of Election Due To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Polling Problem
suffragette
Apr 2016
#31