After a primary Chaotic, New York Scrambles for election in 2020 to reset

Senator of New York Zellnor Myrie cast his ballot in person during the period of early voting in the primary in June its state. He had asked for a postal vote -the only one day before the election in his mailbox is coming. So rather than look for him, he decided to go to make sure that the opportunity would come to a vote to find out it was not too much additional risk to the crown contract. But for the thousands of other New Yorkers who like Myrie, presumably they have not received their absentee ballots in a timely manner or at all their right to vote and weighing risks to personal health go against public opinion at a polling station no were that simple. There is a survey says supporters access, no one should have to make. New York 23 primary in June did not go smoothly. The themes of the election officials and voters faced were wide-ranging, but hinged primarily on a massive number of absentee ballots by flooding a system that was easy to process helpless. In the primary, 2016, New York had 157.885 requests for absentee ballots; This year, the state that was the epicenter of the deadly fighting COVID-19, more than 1.7 million requests received in one place. The sunniest interpretations of the primary were very focused on his participation because the selection has been made available by mail. But state officials are concerned about the many problems that have come and what it could mean that as November. An unclear number of voters because of the technique have been dispossessed, quickly getting signatures or failure of government scrutiny missing in the hands of the voters. In New York City Board of Elections Official, Douglas Kellner, it is estimated tens of thousands of voters were deprived of civil rights, and notes most of the problems of the state occurred in New York City and Westchester County. Development of the large number of absentee ballots has caused a long delay in the election results. Later in the month, some results, including those not yet decided on a Congressional race high level. “If we do not solve the logistical problems, it is a recipe for confusion and chaos at most sequence selection of our lives leading up to,” says Myrie. “It is up to the government to make this a top priority.” Now crawl officials in New York to avoid a similar situation in November, when the pandemic is still expected to impact on the general elections. Kellner, who is the Democratic co-chairman and commissioner of the New York State BOE, saying it was “very frustrated in dealing with the personal conduct of the council [New York] of elections to get to realize what they are doing need to get to do this work. And I am very frustrated because what we are asking them is very difficult to do. “a sense that things in Washington. Subscribe to daily direct current, short newsletter. In July, the Parliament adopted a list of reforms to avoid direct some of the major problems that arise, now the governor’s signature are still ongoing. The state BOE that control the local disks is expected before state lawmakers on August 11 to witness what went wrong. And lawyers more needs to be said that they are made before the general election, including the on-site putting a campaign of aggressive and additional allocation voters so things run smoothly on November 3, “I think the primary in the month of June occurred in exceptional circumstances, but the reality is that together failed as was enough to plan ahead and also to ensure each voter secure access to the polls, “said New York Senator Alessandra Biaggi. New York reliable blue and is unlikely to have much to do with the outcome in the presidential race. But there is an alarming case study of a state that much goes wrong in the primary has had and still has much to do to fill a gap in readiness 1 November. Several states that held primaries after the coup pandemic saw this race as a test run before general elections to the high stakes. In November, many more voters will turn out expected if personally by mail. Failure to anticipate and put in more underprivileged could lead voters. There are also concerns that any lack of preparation could feed a greater volume of e-mail cards to do with wrong President Donald Trump narrative that postal cards are uncertain. (Gare and historical research shows that voting by mail is reliable.) Trump has already painted a target on New York again: On July 29, he tweeted the “catastrophic” primary, incorrectly suggesting that it is a rigged elections and the plantation was another first seeds of doubt about the results of the presidential elections. “Hyperbolic rhetoric plays on the integrity of the New York elections in Donald Trump’s hands, which is nothing they would like to de-legitimize the vote by mail,” said element of New York City Council Ritchie Torres, a young Democratic star who ran in the June Primary. “There is a difference between a flawed election and rigging elections.” Torres ran for a seat in one of the two primaries of the New York Congress, which are not yet known. It is expected to be the winner in his constituency in the Bronx and is ready, the first openly gay man Afro-Latino in Congress. He admits the frustrating delay. Although TIME initially said he would declare the awaited victory was completed by the results, which has since continued to expand after its advantage. The other exceptional race between the United States House Rep. Carolyn Maloney and Suraj Patel in the 12th Congressional District, the Washington Post had reported that “well over” 50% of the votes cast by absentee ballot. Patel, who runs after Maloney, refuses to concede. Instead, he is now among the various players, the New York State BOE and other officials sued an executive order by Governor Andrew Cuomo created confusion among voters and supported the US Postal Service. Work is to expand access to postal voting, in part by voters with pre-paid, business class envelopes for people, their ballot. But to return the suit charges that in the process from the conversion by the voters for handling to pay thousands of voters cards were declared invalid because postal workers do not have the provisional envelopes, as required his vote by correspondence. Waiter is called into question, he says the stamp issue of the lawsuit did not step on the scale proposed in the complaint. “Right fundamental of voting people can not just willy-nilly scrapped because of a find,” said Ali Najmi, represented an election lawyer for the plaintiffs. “Voices of the people were not counted because of problems associated with the tone and delivery that are not in control of the voters.” The case was heard this week, and the judge to rule shortly thereafter. In response to the problems that adopted during the primary and in preparation for November, Parliament highlighted a number of electoral law reform last week. Under its provisions it was that the crown would ensure reapply for a valid reason for his voter absentee ballot this fall, so that voters ask ballots for more than 30 days before the election, and gives notification to voters to “cure” technical error as unsigned envelopes. The list of reforms was approved by both the Senate and Assembly and now awaits the signature of the Governor. “We have analyzed the bills – and, as the governor said, you have to work with stakeholders, including the legislative and Elections Council to ensure that runs everything running smoothly in November, then, if necessary, take further action “said Caitlin, Girouard, spokesman for Cuomo, in a statement to TIME. It is unclear, however, whether the measures adopted by the legislature sufficient. Although several elected officials have expressed interest to pass legislation that would allow the electoral count to begin earlier if asked about it, it seems to be going no movement to make a reality. And although many want additional resources are allocated through the choice, it is unclear whether this will happen. Who is responsible for the way the fault of the primary place depends on who you ask: It ‘been Cuomo! The postal service of the United States! The State Council of the election! The local board of elections! winning card! “If the president wanted to be useful, it can be helpful just in the mail?” Said Cuomo in a recent call press. “Because that was the main cause of the delay. And I also understand their situation, but if you want your fingers start to show, that’s where you must first finger would.” While much has been put blame the BOE, most with their task impossible to rationalize sympathized an arduous process on a timeline while impossible to run out of resources. Asked what further changes would be November 1, would like to see waiters reply quickly. “Nothing”, “There is no time to make these changes,” says Kellner, laughing. “Now get to work with what we have. Any tinkering so close to the election may cause more problems than it solves.” Madeleine Carlisle
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