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Board of Elections

Posted inCampaign 2021

Lander’s Lead Slips in Comptroller Race as Early Ranked-Choice Tally Boosts Johnson

June 30, 2021, 6:47 p.m.June 30, 2021, 8:56 p.m.
Just over 21,000 votes separate the top two finishers in the Democratic primary to be New York City’s fiscal watchdog — down from 64,000 in an initial count last week. With 125,000 absentee ballots remaining, it’s still too soon to declare a winner.
Posted inRanked Choice Voting

Rankled Choice: Voting Experts Say BOE Rushed Into Releasing Preliminary Results

June 30, 2021, 12:51 a.m.June 30, 2021, 12:51 a.m.
The snafu that led to the city Board of Elections pulling the tally Tuesday could have been avoided, experts say. Now some worry that the disaster will sully the ranked choice voting system, which ers say make for fairer elections.
Posted inBoard of Elections

BOE Woe: City Election Officials Have History of Mess-Ups

June 29, 2021, 10:40 p.m.June 30, 2021, 12:28 a.m.
Notoriously inept and consistently opaque, the Board of Elections has long been a source of municipal embarrassment. Critics say it’s a throwback to the days when political parties had total control of New York City’s government.
Posted inCampaign 2021

Weeks From Pivotal Primary, Still No Software to Count Ranked Choice Votes

May 12, 2021, 10:31 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.
Crucial tallying software is at least two weeks away from state approval with early voting set to start June 12. Meanwhile, the city Board of Elections has not committed to releasing detailed local results.
Posted inCampaign 2021

The NYC Mayoral Ballot Name Game: From Adams to Yang, Will Order Count?

April 14, 2021, 9:29 p.m.April 14, 2021, 9:36 p.m.
Candidates face a lottery Thursday for ballot positioning — all the more important this year because of crowded races, ranked choice and absentee voting.
Posted inCivic Newsroom

How to Get an Absentee Ballot for New York City’s June 22 Primary

April 13, 2021, 2:58 p.m.June 7, 2021, 9:28 p.m.
Who can request a ballot? What are the deadlines? How do you return the ballot? Good questions. Here’s what you need to know.
Posted inCampaign 2021

Queens Ranked-Choice Vote Count Slogs in Special Election, With Key Decisions Yet to Come in High-Stakes Year

March 16, 2021, 9:46 p.m.March 23, 2021, 9:39 a.m.
Piles of paper ballots must go through a hand count for want of a software system still held up by state officials. How results will be disclosed is also undetermined.
Posted inCampaign 2021

Party Crashers: Push Grows to Extend NYC Voters’ Party-Switch Deadline to May

Feb. 21, 2021, 8:44 p.m.Feb. 21, 2021, 8:45 p.m.
ers of moving the deadline to May 28 would help more voters participate in the June 22 mayoral primary. But some Democrats see the bid as an incursions.
Posted inCampaign 2021

When Is the Deadline for New York Voters to Switch Party Registration Before June’s Primary? Cuomo Jumps in Amid Confusion

Feb. 14, 2021, 4:45 p.m.Feb. 14, 2021, 5:12 p.m.
State law says Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, is the last day to change parties. After THE CITY revealed dueling state and city deadlines, the governor extended the date to Tuesday.
Posted inHow to New York

What You Need to Know Now About the 2021 Elections in New York City

Jan. 18, 2021, 7:44 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 3:28 p.m.
Feeling lost already? Here are the basics about who is running for what, what’s at stake and other essentials to help New Yorkers follow the staggering election season unfolding this year.

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