The New York City Board of Elections said Tuesday that 135,000 test ballots were accidentally included in a preliminary tally of votes cast in the city’s mayoral primary election, leading to the count being voided and drawing the ire of candidates. New York City’s first attempt at ranked-choice voting (RCV) descended into confusion after the…
New York City’s Mayoral Primary Vote Count Voided After 135,000 Ballot Discrepancy
New York’s Mayoral Primary Vote Count Voided After 135,000 Ballot Discrepancy
The New York City Board of Elections said on June 29 that 135,000 test ballots were accidentally included in a preliminary tally of votes cast in the city’s mayoral primary election, leading to the count being voided and drawing the ire of candidates. New York’s first attempt at ranked-choice voting (RCV) descended into confusion after…
Voting Ends, Wait for Results Begins in NYC Mayoral Primary
NEW YORK—The votes are in. The polls are closed. But the top contenders may have a long, anxious wait ahead of them for results in New York City’s mayoral primary, the first citywide election to use ranked choice voting. With the debut of the ranked voting system and a mountain of absentee ballots still at…
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