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| New York primary live: Trump and Clinton hold sizable leads in home state | New York primary live: Trump and Clinton hold sizable leads in home state |
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| The Cruz event is taking place in the atrium of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia where there are big glass windows looking down to Independence Hall. Unlike most traditional election nights there are no televisions and with a scheduled start of 7 PM, it’s likely that the event will wrap before polls close in New York at 9 PM. Cruz is likely to get blown out there and nab only a handful of the Empire State’s 95 delegates. | |
| Scene at Cruz election night party pic.twitter.com/uWLwvD8fdx | |
| In the meantime, country music blares in the background as a crowd of 100 await the Texas senator who will have both former candidate Carly Fiorina and Senator Mike Lee as warm up acts. | |
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| Bernie Sanders supporters slowly trickled into the “Beers for Bernie” event at Williamsburg bar Battery Harris this evening. Spicy margaritas and hot wings were $2 off to help punters “feel the Bern” (geddit?). | |
| Dressed in a Brooklyn for Bernie T-shirt, environmental consultant for the film industry, Emellie O’Brien, 27, said she was “optimistic” Sanders could win New York but knew the odds were against him. | |
| Her biggest criticisms were against the state’s voting rules, where Democrats had to be registered six months ago in order to vote, a decision she called “infuriating.” | |
| “It’s very clear voter suppression. We don’t make it easy to vote in this country,” said O’Brien. | |
| “It’s Al Gore all over again,” said her friend Tom Whidden, 26, from Williamsburg, who’d spent yesterday phone banking for the Vermont senator. | |
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| Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders is speaking to supporters at a campaign event in University Park, Pennsylvania as voting continues in the New York primary. | Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders is speaking to supporters at a campaign event in University Park, Pennsylvania as voting continues in the New York primary. |
| Watch it here: | Watch it here: |
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| Megan Carpentier | Megan Carpentier |
| There was a steady stream of students in and out of the polling station at the State University of New York (Suny) at Albany, but vast numbers of them walked away disappointed at being unable to vote. | There was a steady stream of students in and out of the polling station at the State University of New York (Suny) at Albany, but vast numbers of them walked away disappointed at being unable to vote. |
| For many of them, the problem was that they’d turned in their voter registration or change of address forms to a third-party group on campus running a voter registration drive in March; those forms, turned in to a group the name of which no student could recall, never made it to the county Board of Elections before the registration deadline. | For many of them, the problem was that they’d turned in their voter registration or change of address forms to a third-party group on campus running a voter registration drive in March; those forms, turned in to a group the name of which no student could recall, never made it to the county Board of Elections before the registration deadline. |
| (The Sanders campaign also ran a registration drive, a volunteer and engineering professor said, but their ballots were taken to the board the same day; he couldn’t remember who had run the competing drive either.) | (The Sanders campaign also ran a registration drive, a volunteer and engineering professor said, but their ballots were taken to the board the same day; he couldn’t remember who had run the competing drive either.) |
| “I guess I have to go figure out if my identity’s been stolen,” said one student who came to the campus center excited to cast his first primary ballot and left uncertain about the electoral process. Poll workers encouraged them and others to go to the Board of Elections office directly, where they could petition an on-duty judge for the right to cast an affidavit (i.e., provisional) ballot. | “I guess I have to go figure out if my identity’s been stolen,” said one student who came to the campus center excited to cast his first primary ballot and left uncertain about the electoral process. Poll workers encouraged them and others to go to the Board of Elections office directly, where they could petition an on-duty judge for the right to cast an affidavit (i.e., provisional) ballot. |
| Others who had been registered via voting drives on campus and thought that meant they could vote on campus found themselves facing a choice: get to class on time, or head off campus to vote in their actual polling locations in Albany County. (Sanders volunteers and vote watchers offered any such students free rides, if they didn’t have their own cars. Few seemed to take them up on it.) | Others who had been registered via voting drives on campus and thought that meant they could vote on campus found themselves facing a choice: get to class on time, or head off campus to vote in their actual polling locations in Albany County. (Sanders volunteers and vote watchers offered any such students free rides, if they didn’t have their own cars. Few seemed to take them up on it.) |
| Still some other had ordered absentee ballots but not filled them out, making them ineligible to vote in person, or simply thought they could go to any polling location to cast a ballot, despite being from distant parts of the state. | Still some other had ordered absentee ballots but not filled them out, making them ineligible to vote in person, or simply thought they could go to any polling location to cast a ballot, despite being from distant parts of the state. |
| With all the confusion and the volume of students turned away, the relationship between the poll watchers, many of whom were lawyers volunteering their time, and poll workers were strained. Some workers tried to stymie the watchers’ ability to follow students through the process; others were heard complaining that they were too engaged trying to figure out why so many students were being turned away. And that was before one alleged Board of Election employee dropping off ballots was caught on tape loudly asking poll workers in front of students “Do you think that this is a party JFK would be proud of?” and proclaiming himself “angry” that Sanders was allowed to run as a Democrat. | With all the confusion and the volume of students turned away, the relationship between the poll watchers, many of whom were lawyers volunteering their time, and poll workers were strained. Some workers tried to stymie the watchers’ ability to follow students through the process; others were heard complaining that they were too engaged trying to figure out why so many students were being turned away. And that was before one alleged Board of Election employee dropping off ballots was caught on tape loudly asking poll workers in front of students “Do you think that this is a party JFK would be proud of?” and proclaiming himself “angry” that Sanders was allowed to run as a Democrat. |
| (Both the failure to turn in voter registration forms and electioneering in a polling location would be violations of election law.) | (Both the failure to turn in voter registration forms and electioneering in a polling location would be violations of election law.) |
| Meanwhile, poll workers kept having to turn away disappointed students, encouraging them to check their voter registration status well before the general election and thanking them for trying to vote. | Meanwhile, poll workers kept having to turn away disappointed students, encouraging them to check their voter registration status well before the general election and thanking them for trying to vote. |
| At points in the early evening, it seemed like as many students were being turned away as reported success in casting their ballots. One such student said that most of the students in one of her afternoon classes had been barred from the ballot box for one reason or another; for some, it was their first attempt at all. | At points in the early evening, it seemed like as many students were being turned away as reported success in casting their ballots. One such student said that most of the students in one of her afternoon classes had been barred from the ballot box for one reason or another; for some, it was their first attempt at all. |
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| Are Bernie Sanders supporters spacing on the date? | Are Bernie Sanders supporters spacing on the date? |
| Have spent 20 mins hanging at a Beers for Bernie event in Williamsburg and I am still the first and only attendee here, says bartender. | Have spent 20 mins hanging at a Beers for Bernie event in Williamsburg and I am still the first and only attendee here, says bartender. |
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| Illustrator Sophie Yanow drove to Albany, New York, to meet voters and sketch them. They told her who they voted for – and why. | Illustrator Sophie Yanow drove to Albany, New York, to meet voters and sketch them. They told her who they voted for – and why. |
| Related: Meeting New York primary voters: sketches from upstate | Related: Meeting New York primary voters: sketches from upstate |
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| A Texas evangelical, a Brooklyn Jew, and whatever Donald Trump claims to be are all competing to win the hearts and minds of America’s religious voters. But does all the posturing make a difference? Are Christians really swayed by Cruz’s Bible-thumping? How has Trump’s Islamophobic rhetoric affected Muslim voters? Does it matter to Jewish voters that Bernie Sanders went to Hebrew school? | A Texas evangelical, a Brooklyn Jew, and whatever Donald Trump claims to be are all competing to win the hearts and minds of America’s religious voters. But does all the posturing make a difference? Are Christians really swayed by Cruz’s Bible-thumping? How has Trump’s Islamophobic rhetoric affected Muslim voters? Does it matter to Jewish voters that Bernie Sanders went to Hebrew school? |
| In our new series “Who is God’s candidate?”, we seek to find out what religious Americans think of this year’s candidates. The first installment in our series focuses on Jewish voters. In the lead-up to the New York primary, we spoke to rabbis and members of multiple Jewish sects about how they plan to vote this year. Here are three takeaways. | In our new series “Who is God’s candidate?”, we seek to find out what religious Americans think of this year’s candidates. The first installment in our series focuses on Jewish voters. In the lead-up to the New York primary, we spoke to rabbis and members of multiple Jewish sects about how they plan to vote this year. Here are three takeaways. |
| The influence of rabbis | The influence of rabbis |
| Shea Hecht, a Brooklyn rabbi, carries a lot of influence. He’s the only rabbi in the Chabad community who can endorse a candidate for president. His endorsement can reach as many as 200,000 congregants. But he’s less interested in who “God’s candidate” is, and more interested in which candidate shows the traits of godliness: from a stump speech at the synagogue to the bakery aisle of the supermarket, Hecht is keen to support someone who shows his respect for humanity in all its forms. | Shea Hecht, a Brooklyn rabbi, carries a lot of influence. He’s the only rabbi in the Chabad community who can endorse a candidate for president. His endorsement can reach as many as 200,000 congregants. But he’s less interested in who “God’s candidate” is, and more interested in which candidate shows the traits of godliness: from a stump speech at the synagogue to the bakery aisle of the supermarket, Hecht is keen to support someone who shows his respect for humanity in all its forms. |
| The Jewish vote | The Jewish vote |
| The Jewish community in New York is as vast as it is diverse. Large Hasidic families living on the margins of poverty (mostly in Brooklyn), for example, are extremely concerned about social welfare programs and Title 1 funding for improving academic outcomes for disadvantaged communities. Upper-income Jewish households, on the other hand, have other interests – taxes, healthcare, etc. Though domestic issues have Jewish voters divided, there is one issue that unites them: Israel. | The Jewish community in New York is as vast as it is diverse. Large Hasidic families living on the margins of poverty (mostly in Brooklyn), for example, are extremely concerned about social welfare programs and Title 1 funding for improving academic outcomes for disadvantaged communities. Upper-income Jewish households, on the other hand, have other interests – taxes, healthcare, etc. Though domestic issues have Jewish voters divided, there is one issue that unites them: Israel. |
| The Jewish candidate | The Jewish candidate |
| Bernie Sanders ducked Aipac, criticized Israel and isn’t very vocal about his faith, but when I asked Rabbi Hecht what he thought of Sanders, he said he was in no position to judge. “He’s an American and should be the American candidate,” he said. Hecht, like many of the Jewish voters I spoke with, was hesitant to say definitively one way or another which candidate should win the presidency. | Bernie Sanders ducked Aipac, criticized Israel and isn’t very vocal about his faith, but when I asked Rabbi Hecht what he thought of Sanders, he said he was in no position to judge. “He’s an American and should be the American candidate,” he said. Hecht, like many of the Jewish voters I spoke with, was hesitant to say definitively one way or another which candidate should win the presidency. |
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| Donald Trump is often fuzzy on the details of his policy proposals, but a New York Times report has detailed another area where what seem like minutiae might pose a problem for the billionaire Republican presidential candidate: the registration on one of his private planes has expired. | Donald Trump is often fuzzy on the details of his policy proposals, but a New York Times report has detailed another area where what seem like minutiae might pose a problem for the billionaire Republican presidential candidate: the registration on one of his private planes has expired. |
| According to a Federal Aviation Administration document first noticed by the NYT, the registration for Trump’s Cessna 750 Citation X jet came to an end in January and is not currently in good standing with the FAA, which means that the jet may be forced out of commission for days or even weeks while its registration is updated. | According to a Federal Aviation Administration document first noticed by the NYT, the registration for Trump’s Cessna 750 Citation X jet came to an end in January and is not currently in good standing with the FAA, which means that the jet may be forced out of commission for days or even weeks while its registration is updated. |
| The lapse means that the dozens of trips Trump has taken on the aircraft – which he owns through a limited liability company – since January may have exposed him to serious civil and criminal penalties. Flying an aircraft without proper registration is punishable by a civil penalty of up to $27,500, a $250,000 criminal fine and up to three years’ imprisonment. | The lapse means that the dozens of trips Trump has taken on the aircraft – which he owns through a limited liability company – since January may have exposed him to serious civil and criminal penalties. Flying an aircraft without proper registration is punishable by a civil penalty of up to $27,500, a $250,000 criminal fine and up to three years’ imprisonment. |
| Trump’s personal aircraft have become vital campaign props during his improbable rise to frontrunner status in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. He arrived at the Iowa State Fair ahead of the state’s caucus in one of his three Sikorsky helicopters, which he then loaned out to allow Iowa children the chance to ride it. He frequently gives stump speeches in front of his custom Boeing 757, which has its own theme music, lifted from the 1997 action film Air Force One. | Trump’s personal aircraft have become vital campaign props during his improbable rise to frontrunner status in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. He arrived at the Iowa State Fair ahead of the state’s caucus in one of his three Sikorsky helicopters, which he then loaned out to allow Iowa children the chance to ride it. He frequently gives stump speeches in front of his custom Boeing 757, which has its own theme music, lifted from the 1997 action film Air Force One. |
| The 757’s registration is good through 2018, according to FAA records, but it still poses a problem: it is too large to land at many smaller airports, where Trump frequently hosts his rallies. Losing out on his personal Cessna for a few weeks ahead of the so-called “Acela primaries” in the Mid-Atlantic region next week might complicate Trump’s travel plans - and require the expense of renting a smaller jet in the meantime. | The 757’s registration is good through 2018, according to FAA records, but it still poses a problem: it is too large to land at many smaller airports, where Trump frequently hosts his rallies. Losing out on his personal Cessna for a few weeks ahead of the so-called “Acela primaries” in the Mid-Atlantic region next week might complicate Trump’s travel plans - and require the expense of renting a smaller jet in the meantime. |
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| New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has issued a statement regarding “numerous errors” in voter rolls in Brooklyn, joining a chorus of public officials who have called for an audit of the Bureau of Elections. | New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has issued a statement regarding “numerous errors” in voter rolls in Brooklyn, joining a chorus of public officials who have called for an audit of the Bureau of Elections. |
| “It has been reported to us from voters and voting rights monitors that the voting lists in Brooklyn contain numerous errors, including the purging of entire buildings and blocks of voters from the voting lists,” de Blasio said in the statement. | “It has been reported to us from voters and voting rights monitors that the voting lists in Brooklyn contain numerous errors, including the purging of entire buildings and blocks of voters from the voting lists,” de Blasio said in the statement. |
| “I am calling on the Board of Election to reverse that purge and update the lists again,” he continued. “We support the comptroller’s audit and urge its completion well in advance of the June elections so corrective action can be taken. These errors today indicate that additional major reforms will be needed to the Board of Election and in the state law governing it. We will hold the BOC commissioners responsible for ensuring that the Board and its borough officers properly conduct the election process to assure that voters are not disenfranchised.” | “I am calling on the Board of Election to reverse that purge and update the lists again,” he continued. “We support the comptroller’s audit and urge its completion well in advance of the June elections so corrective action can be taken. These errors today indicate that additional major reforms will be needed to the Board of Election and in the state law governing it. We will hold the BOC commissioners responsible for ensuring that the Board and its borough officers properly conduct the election process to assure that voters are not disenfranchised.” |
| “The perception that numerous voters may have been disenfranchised undermines the integrity of the entire electoral process and must be fixed.” | “The perception that numerous voters may have been disenfranchised undermines the integrity of the entire electoral process and must be fixed.” |
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| New York’s strict voter registration rules sparked mounting frustration and anger among Bernie Sanders supporters on Tuesday as some discovered they were unable to vote in the primary election showdown with Hillary Clinton only after arriving at their local polling stations, report the Guardian’s Dan Roberts and Ciara McCarthy: | New York’s strict voter registration rules sparked mounting frustration and anger among Bernie Sanders supporters on Tuesday as some discovered they were unable to vote in the primary election showdown with Hillary Clinton only after arriving at their local polling stations, report the Guardian’s Dan Roberts and Ciara McCarthy: |
| The issue has been attracting growing attention in recent weeks as the New York race appeared to become unexpectedly competitive months after the 9 October deadline to register as a Democrat had passed. (New voters were able to register and choose their party affiliation until 25 March.) But there were plenty of voters who remained unaware of the requirement until they tried in vain to find their name on the list of eligible voters on polling day. | The issue has been attracting growing attention in recent weeks as the New York race appeared to become unexpectedly competitive months after the 9 October deadline to register as a Democrat had passed. (New voters were able to register and choose their party affiliation until 25 March.) But there were plenty of voters who remained unaware of the requirement until they tried in vain to find their name on the list of eligible voters on polling day. |
| Other registered voters arrived at polling stations claiming they had met all the requirements to switch party affiliation in time, yet still found themselves missing from the list, prompting angry scenes that may further hamper hopes of reconciling the two wings of the Democratic party once the nomination is decided. | Other registered voters arrived at polling stations claiming they had met all the requirements to switch party affiliation in time, yet still found themselves missing from the list, prompting angry scenes that may further hamper hopes of reconciling the two wings of the Democratic party once the nomination is decided. |
| “I voted in 2008 [in the general election] with just my driver’s license and assumed it would be fine again,” said Tania Staykova, a 40-year-old Sanders supporter in Tribeca, who is head of production at an advertising agency. | “I voted in 2008 [in the general election] with just my driver’s license and assumed it would be fine again,” said Tania Staykova, a 40-year-old Sanders supporter in Tribeca, who is head of production at an advertising agency. |
| “I was at the polling station at 9am, second in line, and it was only after I spoke to the fourth guy that he explained I needed to register as Democrat when I renewed my license. At no point before that was there any warning.” | “I was at the polling station at 9am, second in line, and it was only after I spoke to the fourth guy that he explained I needed to register as Democrat when I renewed my license. At no point before that was there any warning.” |
| Related: New York's strict voter registration rules frustrate Sanders supporters | Related: New York's strict voter registration rules frustrate Sanders supporters |
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| What could this portend, ahead of the crucial Indiana primary? | What could this portend, ahead of the crucial Indiana primary? |
| BREAKING: @realDonaldTrump to meet w/ @GovPenceIN at Governor's residence prior to Wednesday Indianapolis rally @rtv6 #INPrimary | BREAKING: @realDonaldTrump to meet w/ @GovPenceIN at Governor's residence prior to Wednesday Indianapolis rally @rtv6 #INPrimary |
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| Adam Gabbatt | Adam Gabbatt |
| Right around the corner from Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, is the polling station where Donald Trump voted this morning. Presumably for himself. | Right around the corner from Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, is the polling station where Donald Trump voted this morning. Presumably for himself. |
| Spending time outside the Central Synagogue station, however, it was difficult to find any other Trump supporters. | Spending time outside the Central Synagogue station, however, it was difficult to find any other Trump supporters. |
| “I wouldn’t vote for him,” said a 67-year-old man called Richard. I asked why not. | “I wouldn’t vote for him,” said a 67-year-old man called Richard. I asked why not. |
| “I know him,” Richard said. | “I know him,” Richard said. |
| “You wouldn’t vote for him even though you know him?” I asked. | “You wouldn’t vote for him even though you know him?” I asked. |
| “More so because I know him,” Richard said. “I think he should stick to real estate... He’s okay as a person. But not to be president.” | “More so because I know him,” Richard said. “I think he should stick to real estate... He’s okay as a person. But not to be president.” |
| Richard, an investment manager who had voted for Hillary Clinton, was understandably reluctant to give his last name. He said he “didn’t care” for the way Trump had run his campaign. “I like things at a higher level. Not down in the gutter, like running for third-grade president.” | Richard, an investment manager who had voted for Hillary Clinton, was understandably reluctant to give his last name. He said he “didn’t care” for the way Trump had run his campaign. “I like things at a higher level. Not down in the gutter, like running for third-grade president.” |
| Sue Brown, 60, had voted for Clinton. She seemed confident in her choice. | Sue Brown, 60, had voted for Clinton. She seemed confident in her choice. |
| “I always have been [a supporter]. I think she shows the greatest amount of fortitude. She’s definitely the most resilient person. I understand she’s the smartest person in the room. She’s got all of the experience. | “I always have been [a supporter]. I think she shows the greatest amount of fortitude. She’s definitely the most resilient person. I understand she’s the smartest person in the room. She’s got all of the experience. |
| “She’s a real diplomat, she knows how to deal with different contingencies. She was secretary of state, she was in the White House for eight years, and you can’t tell me she wasn’t part of the goings on back then. I think she is the strongest and the most qualified for the job.” | “She’s a real diplomat, she knows how to deal with different contingencies. She was secretary of state, she was in the White House for eight years, and you can’t tell me she wasn’t part of the goings on back then. I think she is the strongest and the most qualified for the job.” |
| She had never been tempted to vote for Trump, who will turn 70 in June. | She had never been tempted to vote for Trump, who will turn 70 in June. |
| “When Donald Trump announced he was running for the presidency I thought it was a tremendous joke,” she said. “I don’t pay him a whole lot of mind myself. I don’t take him seriously. And I hope that the majority of the voters in the United States don’t take him seriously.” | “When Donald Trump announced he was running for the presidency I thought it was a tremendous joke,” she said. “I don’t pay him a whole lot of mind myself. I don’t take him seriously. And I hope that the majority of the voters in the United States don’t take him seriously.” |
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| Vampire Weekend frontman and Bernie Sanders campaign surrogate Ezra Koenig has declared that the New York Democratic primary results are fraudulent before the voting has even finished: | Vampire Weekend frontman and Bernie Sanders campaign surrogate Ezra Koenig has declared that the New York Democratic primary results are fraudulent before the voting has even finished: |
| The New York primary is bullshit. Whoever wins - this is garbage. It's voter suppression. pic.twitter.com/M4hVyDljaG | The New York primary is bullshit. Whoever wins - this is garbage. It's voter suppression. pic.twitter.com/M4hVyDljaG |
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| Following widespread concern expressed by voters after the New York City Board of Elections confirmed that more than 125,000 voters in Brooklyn have been removed from voter rolls, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer has expressed “deep concern” and declared in a letter that his office will undertake an audit of the operations of the Board of Elections. | Following widespread concern expressed by voters after the New York City Board of Elections confirmed that more than 125,000 voters in Brooklyn have been removed from voter rolls, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer has expressed “deep concern” and declared in a letter that his office will undertake an audit of the operations of the Board of Elections. |
| “As a result of today’s reported irregularities, my office will be auditing the management and operations of the Board of Elections in order to identify failings and make recommendations to improve performance going forward,” Stringer wrote in the letter, addressed to Michael Ryan, director of the Board of Elections. “As I am sure you would agree, whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, all New Yorkers deserve an electoral system that is free, fair and efficient - not one riddled with chaos and confusion.” | “As a result of today’s reported irregularities, my office will be auditing the management and operations of the Board of Elections in order to identify failings and make recommendations to improve performance going forward,” Stringer wrote in the letter, addressed to Michael Ryan, director of the Board of Elections. “As I am sure you would agree, whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, all New Yorkers deserve an electoral system that is free, fair and efficient - not one riddled with chaos and confusion.” |
| “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 in to their polling site,” Stringer said in a statement accompanying the letter. | “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 in to their polling site,” Stringer said in a statement accompanying the letter. |
| “The people of New York City have lost confidence that the Board of Elections can effectively administer elections and we intend to find out why the BOE is so consistently disorganized, chaotic and inefficient. With four elections in New York City in 2016 alone, we don’t have a moment to spare.” | “The people of New York City have lost confidence that the Board of Elections can effectively administer elections and we intend to find out why the BOE is so consistently disorganized, chaotic and inefficient. With four elections in New York City in 2016 alone, we don’t have a moment to spare.” |
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| Nobody sounds coherent when their voice is slowed down by 50%, but BoingBoing’s modulation of Donald Trump’s speech in Rome, New York, makes his unusual speech patterns all the more apparent. | Nobody sounds coherent when their voice is slowed down by 50%, but BoingBoing’s modulation of Donald Trump’s speech in Rome, New York, makes his unusual speech patterns all the more apparent. |