Board of Elections

Embattled Board of Elections Counts on Quickly Finding Firm to Handle Ranked-Choice Voting

Dec. 2, 2020, 10:19 p.m.Dec. 2, 2020, 10:19 p.m.

The first test of ranked-choice voting is set for February. But some want to push off the new ballot system until after this year’s crucial citywide elections, citing voter confusion and BOE bungling.

Board of Elections

Inside the Board of Elections’ Long Absentee Ballot Count

Nov. 10, 2020, 9:39 p.m.Nov. 10, 2020, 9:39 p.m.

More than 713,000 mailed votes received must now be tallied, with several races in the balance. A new bill would speed up the process going forward.

Election 2020

Absentee Voters Still Wait for Confirmation From NYC’s Election Ballot Tracking System

Nov. 2, 2020, 6:32 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:46 a.m.

If the Board of Elections has not yet confirmed it received your valid ballot, you may want to vote in person — if you can. Don’t worry: It’s legal. Your absentee ballot will be removed and not counted.

Election 2020

Rose-Malliotakis House Fight Poised to Rage Well Past Election Day

Oct. 31, 2020, 3:15 p.m.Oct. 31, 2020, 9:45 p.m.

With tens of thousands of absentee ballots out in the nationally watched Staten Island race, both sides agree that the count likely will stretch beyond Nov. 3 under lawyers’ eyes.

How to New York

How to Reform New York City’s Board of Elections (For Real This Time)

Oct. 26, 2020, 10:47 p.m.May 16, 2024, 1:42 p.m.

Problems crop up every major election year, along with calls for reform. But who can change the notorious BOE? Albany, advocates say — with pressure from outraged voters.

Election 2020

Elected Officials Demand Refund from the Brooklyn Absentee Ballot Bungle Firm

Oct. 11, 2020, 6:30 p.m.Oct. 11, 2020, 6:30 p.m.

There’s a burgeoning call for action in the wake of the $4.6 million no-bid contract debacle that helped fuel President Trump’s baseless attacks on mail-in voting.

Elections

Firm Behind Brooklyn Ballot Snafu Benefited from Sweetheart Deals, Records Show

Oct. 8, 2020, 7:40 p.m.Oct. 8, 2020, 7:40 p.m.

The $4.6 million job that ended in disaster wasn’t the company’s first no-bid contract that cost taxpayers dearly, THE CITY has learned. Meanwhile, Mayor de Blasio called for an investigation into the mess.

Election 2020

Firm That Bungled Brooklyn Absentee Ballots to Handle Do-Over as Cuomo’s Simpler Solution Gets Ignored

Sept. 30, 2020, 9:26 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:42 a.m.

Plans to send whole new ballot packages to 100K voters instead of just corrected envelopes spurred fears of new baseless Trump attacks. Concerns stretched to the tight Brooklyn-Staten Island Congressional race.

Election 2020

How GOP-Friendly Firm Behind Brooklyn Absentee Ballot Bungle Scored $4.6 Million No-Bid Deal

Sept. 29, 2020, 7:57 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:41 a.m.

Rochester-based Phoenix Graphics, a big donor to upstate Republicans, promised a smooth ride with a system called “Electrack” that went off the rails. Now, 100,000 NYC voters are waiting for new presidential election ballots.

Election 2020

Voters Across Brooklyn Get Absentee Ballot Return Envelopes with Wrong Name and Address

Sept. 28, 2020, 7:20 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

The apparent city Board of Elections snafu, which stretched from at least DUMBO to Sheepshead Bay, came weeks before a presidential election likely to be decided by mail-in votes amid the pandemic.

Board of Elections

Embattled Board of Elections Counts on Quickly Finding Firm to Handle Ranked-Choice Voting

Inside the Board of Elections’ Long Absentee Ballot Count

Absentee Voters Still Wait for Confirmation From NYC’s Election Ballot Tracking System

Rose-Malliotakis House Fight Poised to Rage Well Past Election Day

How to Reform New York City’s Board of Elections (For Real This Time)

Elected Officials Demand Refund from the Brooklyn Absentee Ballot Bungle Firm

Firm Behind Brooklyn Ballot Snafu Benefited from Sweetheart Deals, Records Show

Firm That Bungled Brooklyn Absentee Ballots to Handle Do-Over as Cuomo’s Simpler Solution Gets Ignored

How GOP-Friendly Firm Behind Brooklyn Absentee Ballot Bungle Scored $4.6 Million No-Bid Deal

Voters Across Brooklyn Get Absentee Ballot Return Envelopes with Wrong Name and Address

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