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Obama Gained Unevenly in Brooklyn

Compared to his 2008 performance, the president saw votes fall in some Kings County districts, but also swung some “red” areas to the blue column, according to newly released results.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Government Opinion

How to Fix NY's Voting System in 10 Easy Steps

Many city voters will recall the 2012 election chiefly for the long lines and deep confusion they endured. With municipal elections just around the corner, says this writer, this is…

ByNeal Rosenstein 0Comments

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Ordeal Faced Rockaways Voters

Citizens in Sandy-struck areas of Queens battled through confusion and long commutes to get to the polls to vote in a presidential race and a hot state Senate contest.

ByMax J. Rosenthal Jason Duaine Hahn Maria Perez 0Comments

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Morris Park: Mixed Views on Voting Machines

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?

ByMeredith Rosenberg 0Comments

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Bedford Park: 'I Sure Hope It Counts'

After area redistricting sent some voters to an alternate polling site in Norwood, poll workers said they had prepared to send some away

ByErin Brodwin 0Comments

06

Need a Ride to the Polls?

Pierre Mercredi is spending all day Tuesday volunteering to drive seniors and disabled people to polling stations across the Bronx.

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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Green Partiers in the Bronx Put in Final Push for Votes

The third party’s candidates don’t expect to win. But they were happy to “have our voice heard.”

ByErin Brodwin 0Comments

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Change of Polling Sites Cause Difficulties for Elderly Voters

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.

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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Confusion Over Affidavit Voting

Some voters received conflicting messages about who could use the special ballots. And some polling places ran out of the documents.

ByMatthew J. Perlman 0Comments

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Confusion in Parkchester, Other Bronx Sites

“They never notified us. This is about losing our votes. People are getting discouraged,”

ByCity Limits 0Comments