‘Blowout voter turnout’ across Brooklyn, but busted scanners and weather cause chaos
Elected Officials: ‘It Was a Mosh Pit ... A Complete Disgrace'
Unprecedented voter turnout combined with malfunctioning ballot scanners caused frustration and havoc at polling sites across Brooklyn for Tuesday’s midterm election. Long queues wrapped around corners and down the blocks in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Greenpoint and Bay Ridge, among other neighborhoods.
The line at P.S. 8 in the northern Heights during the morning rush hour snaked down the street and wrapped around the corner. The situation became critical when all four scanners stopped functioning.
“I’m voting at P.S. 8 now and it’s insane,” reported Brooklyn Eagle staffer Sara Bosworth. “Packed wall to wall and everyone is grumpy.”