NYC Election Board Should Be Overhauled, Civic Groups Say
- Hearing on mayor’s race dysfunction, ranked-choice voting
- Board spokeswoman promises official certification on Tuesday
Voters wait in line to vote at a polling site during the New York City mayoral primary election in the Brooklyn on June 22.
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New York City civic groups and City Council members on Monday criticized the Board of Elections for a string of mishaps during the mayoral primaries and called for state reform of the board.
“We need to do everything we can to maintain public trust in our election system,” said councilwoman Selvena Brooks-Power of Southeast Queens during a hearing before state Assembly members in Brooklyn.