NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio called on the Board of Elections to deploy more voting machines at early voting sites and expand hours after a weekend of long lines for New Yorkers casting their ballots
NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio called on the Board of Elections to deploy more voting machines at early voting sites and expand hours after a weekend of long lines for New Yorkers casting their ballots.
“Right now we’ve got a problem. The Board of Elections was clearly not prepared for this kind of turnout, and needs to make adjustments immediately,” de Blasio said at his daily press briefing Monday. “Long lines tell people to go home. That’s just the reality.” He also said hours should be expanded for next weekend from the current 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
“If the Board of Elections says they don’t have the money, let me say right now, the city of New York will provide the resources,” de Blasio said. “They cannot claim they will not have the resources. This is about doing the right thing and making voting earlier for all New Yorkers.”Ocasio-Cortez, who voted early in the Bronx, said if similar lines were seen in a swing state it would be a national news story.
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