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Ballot Screw-Ups Prevent Voting in Some NYC Primary Races

Major election snafus shortchanged democracy in New York City on Tuesday when poll workers failed to distribute the proper ballots — preventing some voters from taking part in both the Democratic presidential primary and local races.

Major election snafus shortchanged democracy in New York City on Tuesday when poll workers failed to distribute the proper ballots — preventing some voters from taking part in both the Democratic presidential primary and local races.

The problem was apparently so widespread that the Board of Elections tweeted out a warning shortly before noon that said, "In the Democratic primary, voters may have a 2 page ballot!"

"Please check https://nyc.pollsitelocator.com to view your sample ballot," it added.

Voters at the election site in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Paul Martinka Major election snafus shortchanged democracy in New York City on Tuesday when poll workers failed to distribute the proper ballots — preventing some voters from taking part in both the Democratic presidential primary and local races.

The problem was [...]




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