Pressure for reform at NYC Board of Elections increases after vote tally blunder
Calls to reform NYC Board of Elections
After botching the vote county of this week s primary election, a number of state and local lawmakers are calling for reforms at the New York City Board of Elections.
NEW YORK - New York City s Board of Elections has come under increasing scrutiny after the independent organization mistakenly counted more than 100,000 test ballots and included those numbers in the primary night and early voting totals. They re doing a horrible job, said Councilman Ben Kallos. They have one job, and it s to count votes.
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This election, four out of the five borough presidents’ seats are open, which has led to a significant number of candidates running for these largely ceremonial offices. Final results will not be certified for several weeks, but preliminary results of first choice votes show City Council Member Antonio Reynoso with a sizable lead in Brooklyn and City Council Member Vanessa Gibson comfortably ahead in the Bronx. Other races, including in Queens and in the Republican primary in Staten Island, were too close to call. In Staten Island, embattled former Congress Member Vito Fosella was narrowly in the lead, and in Queens, incumbent Donovan Richards was neck and neck with Elizabeth Crowley.
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