2012 Elections Archives

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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

09

Nov 2012

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

06

Nov 2012

Government

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

06

Nov 2012

Government

Confusion in Parkchester, Other Bronx Sites

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

ByCity Limits 0Comments

06

Nov 2012

Government

Despite Some Storm Damage, City Island Voting Smooth

The shoreline neighborhood is pocket of conservatism in the heavily Democratic Bronx. A majority of the voters here voted for McCain in the 2008 election.

ByEmily Field 0Comments

06

Nov 2012

Government

Civic Duty vs. Clean-Up Work in Staten Island

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.

By"Bryan Koenig, Jenny Hollander and Whitney Light"0Comments

06

Nov 2012

Government

Facilitating Democracy … For $200 A Day

For four years Paul Bales has worked the polls on election day. He says this year is proving especially challenging.

ByKathleen Caulderwood 0Comments

06

Nov 2012

Government

100-Person Mid-Day Line at Fordham Poll Site

Said one voter: “A lot of people are saying this isn’t normal.”

ByKathleen Culliton 0Comments

06

Nov 2012

Government

Broken Elevator Slows Voters in U. Heights

Poll workers ran ballots up and down the stairs between elderly voters and the scanners on an upper floor.

ByKathleen Caulderwood 0Comments

06

Nov 2012

Government

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

Obama Gained Unevenly in Brooklyn

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

Confusion Over Affidavit Voting

Confusion in Parkchester, Other Bronx Sites

Despite Some Storm Damage, City Island Voting Smooth

Civic Duty vs. Clean-Up Work in Staten Island

Facilitating Democracy … For $200 A Day

100-Person Mid-Day Line at Fordham Poll Site

Broken Elevator Slows Voters in U. Heights

Ordeal Faced Rockaways Voters

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