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JohnSJ

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8. Over 135000 test were counted that should not have been included
Wed Jun 30, 2021, 08:17 AM
Jun 2021

Last edited Wed Jun 30, 2021, 08:50 AM - Edit history (1)

"The NYC Board of Elections takes down mayor ranked choice voting results after revealing 'discrepancy'

"...the Board of Elections said in a statement on Twitter that it was aware of "a discrepancy" in the report and was investigating. It later said Tuesday's initial release included test ballots, which caused the discrepancy."

abcnews.go.com/Politics/eric-adams-1st-choice-lead-york-mayoral-primary/story?id=78557261

"The vote total just released by the Board of Elections is 100,000-plus more than the total announced on election night, raising serious questions," Adams said in a statement Tuesday following the release of the since-pulled report. "We have asked the Board of Elections to explain such a massive increase and other irregularities before we comment on the Ranked Choice Voting projection."

"Following Adams' comments, the Board of Elections said in a statement on Twitter that it was aware of "a discrepancy" in the report and was investigating. It later said Tuesday's initial release included test ballots, which caused the discrepancy."

It is interesting that some people immediately jumped, saying Adams was playing the trump card when his team initially pointed out the vote discrepancy. However, it seems that Adams was correct.

This was not even comparable to the trump lie, where after multiple recounts and audits, the 2020 election was confirmed to be one of the most secure and accurate elections. What happened in NY was an obvious human error. There was no such error in the 2020 election. In fact one of the best non-analytical arguments against the trump lie were the Congressional seats gained by republicans in 2020.



Hopefully the "discrepancy" means that the race hasn't tightened nearly as much as reported Polybius Jun 2021 #1
I agree. Only real choice for NYC to try to get a grip. oldsoftie Jun 2021 #2
I think this may be their first go at "ranked choice" voting? BumRushDaShow Jun 2021 #3
It is, yeah. bearsfootball516 Jun 2021 #4
Okay BumRushDaShow Jun 2021 #5
Thank you! Was super excited to hit it yesterday!! bearsfootball516 Jun 2021 #6
Ranked choice has never been used in such a big city frazzled Jun 2021 #7
I agree. I also despise open Democratic primaries. It allow non-Democrats to choose who the JohnSJ Jun 2021 #9
I am not a ranked choice voting fan, but this was due to human error with dummy ballots, not JohnSJ Jun 2021 #10
Well that's why I was thinking that the "first go" would definitely not be "glitch free" BumRushDaShow Jun 2021 #11
It isn't state wide here in California. Depends on the city, and our Open Jungle primary JohnSJ Jun 2021 #12
LOL BumRushDaShow Jun 2021 #13
+++ JohnSJ Jun 2021 #14
When I came of voting age (18 in '71) in NYC the primaries were closed... electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #15
Over 135000 test were counted that should not have been included JohnSJ Jun 2021 #8
Oh, maaaan, I can't believe I missed most of this! ... electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #16
Rethuglicans will love it Bayard Jun 2021 #17
Once again, Repukes try to suppress voting, this time.... clementine613 Jun 2021 #18
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