CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Vote: It's Serious
Jarrett Murphy |
Bronx polling sites saw heavy turnout this morning.
2012 Elections
Change of Polling Sites Cause Difficulties for Elderly Voters
City Limits |
Last-minute changes in polling sites left many voters in the Bronx confused about where to vote and in some cases, even prevented them from voting.
Bronx
Green Partiers in the Bronx Put in Final Push for Votes
Erin Brodwin |
The third party’s candidates don’t expect to win. But they were happy to “have our voice heard.”
2012 Elections
Need a Ride to the Polls?
City Limits |
Pierre Mercredi is spending all day Tuesday volunteering to drive seniors and disabled people to polling stations across the Bronx.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Bedford Park: 'I Sure Hope It Counts'
Erin Brodwin |
After area redistricting sent some voters to an alternate polling site in Norwood, poll workers said they had prepared to send some away
Bronx
Morris Park: Mixed Views on Voting Machines
Meredith Rosenberg |
It’s the first presidential race for New York’s new optical scan voting machines. Do they get a checkmark or an error message from voters?
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Broken Elevator Slows Voters in U. Heights
Kathleen Caulderwood |
Poll workers ran ballots up and down the stairs between elderly voters and the scanners on an upper floor.
Bronx
100-Person Mid-Day Line at Fordham Poll Site
Kathleen Culliton |
Said one voter: “A lot of people are saying this isn’t normal.”
Bronx
Facilitating Democracy … For $200 A Day
Kathleen Caulderwood |
For four years Paul Bales has worked the polls on election day. He says this year is proving especially challenging.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Civic Duty vs. Clean-Up Work in Staten Island
"Bryan Koenig, Jenny Hollander and Whitney Light" |
The juxtaposition of storm and ballot could be seen across the borough, with many makeshift polling sites sharing a roof or a plot of land with a relief center.
