Poll problems disenfranchise voters, council members charge
New Yorkers are in danger of becoming disenfranchised when they go to the polls on Election Day, according to three city council members, who charged that problems that occurred on primary Day could spill over into November.
Council Members Jumaane Williams (D-Flatbush), Vincent Gentile (D-Bay Ridge), and Letitia James (D-Fort Greene) are all voicing serious concern over widespread voting problems that they said occurred during the Sept. 13 primary. They also said they wanted to sounde the alarm on the impact such issues could have on New Yorkers’ ability to vote in the general election taking place in less than two months.
The presidential race is expected to bring more voters to the polls than would show up in an ordinary election and it’s vital that the city’s Board of Elections (B.O.E.) get its act together, the lawmakers said.