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Electoral chaos: New York primaries invalidated due to error

'30.06.2021'

Nurgul Sultanova-Chetin

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The New York City Board of Elections accidentally included the results of the trial rating vote in the preliminary results of the primaries, which were made public June 29. The results, released on Tuesday, are a mistake that plunged the electoral process into chaos, reports Political.

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The results, released on the afternoon of June 29, showed that the difference in votes between Catherine Garcia and leading Democratic candidate Eric Adams was 2,2% after processing the leaderboards. But shortly after the results were released, reporters and staff at headquarters noticed that the final results were about 135 more votes than were cast on election day.

Three hours after the results were released, the Tabulation Commission issued a statement acknowledging the "inconsistency" and subsequently withdrew the results from its website.

On Tuesday, after 22:00, the commission finally concluded that the test ballots were not removed from the counting system and thus added additional votes to the total, distorting the numbers. The panel said it has removed all erroneous ballots from the system and will re-evaluate the results, although it is unclear when the new candidate ratings will be ready.

“The Commission apologizes for the error and takes immediate action to determine the most accurate and relevant results,” the statement said.

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The mistake drew harsh accusations from city leaders who had previously doubted the reliability of the rating vote, including Brooklyn President Adams, who began to question the counting process and the expression of will itself.

“The Tabulation Commission's mistake today was unfortunate,” Adams said. "It is very important that New Yorkers have confidence in their electoral system, especially since this is the first time we are ranking votes in a citywide election."

The candidate noted the “honesty of the commission” in disclosing the error and said that he “looks forward to the release of accurate and updated voting results and the timely completion of this important process (counting of votes).”

The commission promises to provide corrected results on Wednesday, June 30, but the delay has already caused significant damage to the process. Voting ballots, which may turn out to be decisive in the final outcome of the vote, will be counted only next week. And the headquarters that have lost in the final count can go to courts based on errors and delays on the part of the commission. The worst-case scenario - a manual recount - could delay the release of the final results for several months.

Susan Lerner of the government's Common Cause New York group said the Tally Commission's admission of the error showed that it was human error, not the newest voting system.

“We appreciate the pro-democracy statements from all headquarters that accurate results are worth the wait,” she said. "Longtime opponents of rating voting, who took advantage of this moment to attack a more democratic electoral system - which the exit poll has shown is supported by an overwhelming majority of voters - are deceiving and misleading the public."

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Adams, who led the election last week, began to sow doubts about the rating voting system earlier this month, accusing the Tabulation Commission of insufficiently preparing voters for the new system. The ranking approach to voting allows people to select five candidates, ranking them in order of preference.

“The Returning Board again did not meet our expectations and did not conduct proper training and dissemination of information,” said Adams. - It will be good if we get these results by January 18 (inauguration of the new mayor). We don't know how long it will take. "

 

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