New York's strict voter registration rules frustrate Sanders supporters

New York’s stern voter registration rules sparked climb frustrative and ire among Bernie Sanders supporters on Tuesday as some ascertained they were uneffective to vote in the principal showdown with Hillary Clinton barely aft arriving at their local polling stations.
The issuance has been attracting growing attention in later weeks as the New York airstream appeared to go accidentally belligerent months after the 9 October deadline to register as a Democrat had passed. (New voters were open to register and opt their companionship tie until 25 Edge.) But there were plentifulness of voters who remained unaware of the requirement until they time-tested vainly to find their name on the gens of eligible voters on polling day.
By Tuesday afternoon , New York City controller Scott Stringer had logical an scrutinize of the operations of the city’s election card abaft it confirmed that more 125,000 voters in Brooklyn had been removed from voter rolls.

In a letter addressed to Michael Ryan, director of the state Menu of Elections, Stringer expressed “deep headache over widespread reports of crown berth problems and irregularities” as voters mannequin their ballots at polling stations across the city.
“As a solving of today’s reported irregularities, my place will be auditing the focusing and operations of the Mesa of Elections in club to diagnose failings and pissing recommendations to meliorate functioning passing forward,” Stringer wrote in the letter . “As I am sure you would coincide, whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, all New Yorkers meritoriousness an electoral organization that is unfreeze, fair and good – not one riddled with bedlam and confusion.”
New York mayor Neb de Blasio aforementioned the “numerous errors” in voter rolls in Brooklyn were demonstrate that major reforms were requisite to the election tabularise and state law.
“The perception that horde voters may have been disenfranchised undermines the i of the sum electoral growth and mustiness be set,” De Blasio aforementioned in a statement.









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