Election 2020

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.

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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.

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State Voter Registration Services in Pandemic Not Working for Multilingual City

July 30, 2020, 9:16 p.m.July 30, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

If you speak English or Spanish you might be able to navigate ing to vote remotely. But if you speak one of 11 other languages that New York City does official business in, you’re out of luck.

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How Brooklyn Assembly Insurgents Rode Absentee Ballots to Upset Victories

July 23, 2020, 10:06 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:40 a.m.

Longtime power players lose to grassroots groundswell, despite heavy campaign spending. The shakeup angered establishment pols — one blamed a “gentrification movement.”

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Wary Candidates Brace for Brutal Absentee Ballot Challenges in Record-Size Count

July 7, 2020, 10:57 p.m.July 7, 2020, 10:56 p.m.

Rep. Yvette Clarke is latest among legions suing to establish the right to challenge opponents’ votes in a pile of 380,000 mailed in citywide amid New York’s first pandemic primary.

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Primary Marred by Missing Ballots and Busted Machines, Voters Say

June 23, 2020, 2:48 p.m.June 23, 2020, 9:52 p.m.

Final day of voting yields frustrations as many say they never got absentee ballots and others reported confusion at the polls.

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Absentee Ballots on Express Track, Election Officials Vow, as Early Votes Trickle In

June 16, 2020, 9:46 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:38 a.m.

Board of Elections says nine in 10 city primary voters have been sent their envelopes — but early visitors to the polls say they prefer to cast ballots in person.

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Primary Day Is Next Week. Here Are Key Contests to Watch in New York City.

June 15, 2020, 11:04 p.m.June 17, 2020, 3:40 p.m.

Dozens of races will be on the ballot in the five boroughs on June 23, including 11 Congressional contests. Just tuning in? Here’s what you need to know