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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 05:25 PM Apr 2016

New York City Watchdog Decries 'Irregularities' In Primary Voting

Source: Reuters

Tue Apr 19, 2016 5:12pm EDT

A New York City official on Tuesday ordered an audit of the city's election authorities, citing "deep concern over widespread reports of poll site problems and irregularities" as voters cast their ballots in the state's primary election.

New York Republicans and Democrats are holding presidential nominating contests for the Nov. 8 election. Delegate-rich New York, the fourth most populous U.S. state, is a big prize for the candidates.

"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 into their polling site," city Comptroller Scott Stringer said.

Stringer said his office had received reports of polling stations that failed to open on time and were unable to tell voters when they would be operational. A voter in the borough of Queens reported a broken machine and staff instructing voters to place their ballots in a "slot" for processing at a later time.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-new-york-comptroller-idUSKCN0XG2ML



Bungled NYC primary voting sparks Board of Elections probe: 'We intend to find out why BOE is so consistently disorganized, chaotic and inefficient'

Widespread reports of Primary Day problems that made voting a challenge for many New Yorkers prompted the city comptroller to announce a probe of the Board of Elections.

“There is nothing more sacred in our nation than the right to vote,” said Comptroller Scott Stringer, who planned an audit of the city’s voting apparatus.

“Yet election after election, reports come in of people who were inexplicably purged, told to vote at the wrong location or unable to get into their polling site.”

Early morning voters Tuesday found broken machines, locked doors and poorly trained election workers, Stringer wrote in a letter to the board.

more...

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-primary-voters-outraged-broken-machines-late-polls-article-1.2606810
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New York City Watchdog Decries 'Irregularities' In Primary Voting (Original Post) Purveyor Apr 2016 OP
What? northernsouthern Apr 2016 #1
My namesake, Leslie Nielson! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #6
Shut. Barn door. Horse. nt Tommymac Apr 2016 #2
In need of some brave whistle blowers on the inside of this...n/t Lodestar Apr 2016 #33
I heard on Thom Hartmann, that some of the polling places ............................ turbinetree Apr 2016 #3
I was driving in upstate NY today and saw a hand-lettered beac Apr 2016 #30
It's not a BUG... It's a FEATURE. AzDar Apr 2016 #4
When 125,000 voters in Brooklyn, Bernie's home town are 'mysteriously' removed from the rolls, PatrickforO Apr 2016 #5
Wow. Impressive. zentrum Apr 2016 #17
Are you implying another anti-Bernie conspiracy? beastie boy Apr 2016 #23
Well, there IS a problem. Sure, it MIGHT not be a conspiracy, but then PatrickforO Apr 2016 #35
What evidence do you have that it MIGHT be an anti-Bernie conspiracy? beastie boy Apr 2016 #36
Where are the HC campers screaming about this? Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #7
So long as it helps them, hell with fairness and Democracy! nt phazed0 Apr 2016 #8
Out enjoying the roll purging and voter disenfranchisement, Right Wingers are in favor of both /nt Dragonfli Apr 2016 #9
Ummm... Scott Stringer is likely an HC camper... beastie boy Apr 2016 #22
He will likely get to the truth of the matter then... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #27
Thousands of New Yorkers Registered as Automatic Hillary Voters LS_Editor Apr 2016 #10
LOL. Pretty much. GoneFishin Apr 2016 #20
I'm 64 years old, and I remember the good 'ole days of voting in NY State nikto Apr 2016 #11
How did the 2011 Audit and Inspection of New York turn out helping New York. Where did the funds DhhD Apr 2016 #12
Creating a fair and reliable voting system is very simple. It gets hard when you LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #13
Yep. They could make it simple if they wanted to, but it would be too fair. GoneFishin Apr 2016 #21
Aren't we the arrogant fucks that wanted to bring "Democracy" to the Mid-East? jalan48 Apr 2016 #14
+1 chknltl Apr 2016 #15
They are. glinda Apr 2016 #19
+1 Newkularblue Apr 2016 #18
Excellent response. tecelote Apr 2016 #24
The home of the 100% vote. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #26
we brought so much democracy to the mideast AgerolanAmerican Apr 2016 #28
Maybe we didn't want to bring democracy noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #29
The mideast is a study in controlled chaos Lodestar Apr 2016 #32
"Mid-East"?!... freebrew Apr 2016 #34
+1 zentrum Apr 2016 #16
Winning. Forget "fair and square". Just winning. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #25
If the system is this corrupt you can bet it goes to the top. Lodestar Apr 2016 #31
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #37

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
3. I heard on Thom Hartmann, that some of the polling places ............................
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 05:40 PM
Apr 2016

will not or did not open until 12:00 and will close at 9:00 PM,

Just for giggles does anyone know how many polling places there are in New York City, and does anyone have any idea how many voters there are in New York City ................................this is amazing.

Why is there not mail in paper ballots---------------------------why? It is being done in Oregon................

Because you have to sign the ballot and it is really hard to do something with that signature..........

I thought motor voter was suppose to have solved this problem, to have a list....................



Honk--------------------for a political revolution Bernie


beac

(9,992 posts)
30. I was driving in upstate NY today and saw a hand-lettered
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:24 PM
Apr 2016

sign that said "VOTE. 12-9." with a peace sign on it at the end of someone's gravel driveway. I wondered what the hell that meant.

I was on the road all day and just now had the chance to get online.

Holy hell.

PatrickforO

(14,574 posts)
5. When 125,000 voters in Brooklyn, Bernie's home town are 'mysteriously' removed from the rolls,
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 05:58 PM
Apr 2016

we can smell a very big rat. They need to let those people vote provisional ballots and those provisional ballots need to count. I think a judge just so ruled. Because this is rank bullshit and whomever is behind it needs to be brought up on charges.



PatrickforO

(14,574 posts)
35. Well, there IS a problem. Sure, it MIGHT not be a conspiracy, but then
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 05:47 PM
Apr 2016

we are STILL faced with 125,000 voters who were somehow 'purged' from the rolls WITHOUT THEIR PERMISSION. So if it isn't a conspiracy, then how do you want to spin it? Because it has happened in several other states.

beastie boy

(9,356 posts)
36. What evidence do you have that it MIGHT be an anti-Bernie conspiracy?
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 06:25 PM
Apr 2016

125,000 from Bernie's home town? The ones who were given the opportunity to file provisional ballots? That's a pretty lame conspiracy theory. And what exactly happened in several other states? And why did "it" (whatever you think "it" means) happen in some states and not others? And were these states Bernie's hometowns too?

Absence of evidence does not constitute evidence. Speculations about evidence that may or may not exist does not constitute evidence. Give it a break already!

LS_Editor

(893 posts)
10. Thousands of New Yorkers Registered as Automatic Hillary Voters
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:19 PM
Apr 2016

Satire.

Thousands of New Yorkers Registered as Automatic Hillary Voters

ALBANY, NEW YORK (The Nil Admirari) - Today, thousands of New Yorkers arrived at polling places across their state to be told they had already voted in the Democratic presidential primary. The voters were informed they had changed their voter registration to automatically vote for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which they had simply forgotten about.

"I thought people would be happy to hear they had already voted when they arrived to vote, but pretty much all of them were extremely angry," confessed Albany poll worker Peggy Simcoe, a Clinton supporter.


More @ link...
 

nikto

(3,284 posts)
11. I'm 64 years old, and I remember the good 'ole days of voting in NY State
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:29 PM
Apr 2016

Back in the 70s, we had far superior technology compared to the primitive crap of today,
and we had no voting problems, no long lines, etc etc.


See?

Simple answer.

DhhD

(4,695 posts)
12. How did the 2011 Audit and Inspection of New York turn out helping New York. Where did the funds
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:31 PM
Apr 2016

Last edited Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:58 PM - Edit history (1)

go exactly?

http://www.eac.gov/inspector_general/hava_funds_audits.aspx

Election grant information is on page 4 from the Budget Hearing. Each state has to go before Congress twice a year to testify or account for election readiness in each state.
http://www.eac.gov/assets/1/AssetManager/Budget%20Hearing%20Testimony%20-%20EAC%20OIG.pdf

LiberalArkie

(15,715 posts)
13. Creating a fair and reliable voting system is very simple. It gets hard when you
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:37 PM
Apr 2016

want a system that appears fair but can be manipulated to appease the power people.

noretreatnosurrender

(1,890 posts)
29. Maybe we didn't want to bring democracy
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:16 PM
Apr 2016

to the mideast. Maybe we wanted to bring over exactly what we have here so that "Our" candidate in the mid-east got elected.

Lodestar

(2,388 posts)
32. The mideast is a study in controlled chaos
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 10:30 PM
Apr 2016

very effective way to keep real movements from getting a foothold, to organize
and build anew. This country is an expert at "democracy building".

freebrew

(1,917 posts)
34. "Mid-East"?!...
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 08:56 AM
Apr 2016

I thought Pennsylvania and surrounding areas already were ......

Oh! THAT Mid_East...nevermind...................

Sorry, couldn't help it...no beer yet.

Lodestar

(2,388 posts)
31. If the system is this corrupt you can bet it goes to the top.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 10:26 PM
Apr 2016

Isn't that right Scott Stringer? So who oversees the top dogs?

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