Brooklyn Voters Report Poll Site Issues Across Borough

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — Brooklyn voters reported a slew of problems at poll sites across the borough Tuesday morning.

Brooklynites — whom former U.S. President Bill Clinton said recently could determine the outcome of this year's election — took to Twitter on Nov. 8 to report issues with missing ballots, broken voter machines and closed poll sites.

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A BOE spokesperson confirmed there were some technical issues, including a generator that needed to be replaced, but disputed a report in Crown Heights about a polling site iPad not working.

"We have 1236 polling sites," said Vinny Ignizio. "So inevitably we do experience some issues on election days."

P.S. 243 at 580 Dean St. in Crown Heights

My polling place doesn’t have ballots and the iPad that looks up voter registrations doesn’t work anyway. @BOENYC doing its usual great work.
— justin van wormer (@jdvdub) November 8, 2022

Carroll Gardens Public Library at 396 Clinton St.

The polling station at the Carroll Gardens Library is currently closed because their generator isn't working.
— Devra Ferst (she/her) (@devraferst) November 8, 2022

P.S. 221 at 791 Empire Boulevard in Crown Heights.

Edward L. Murrow High School at 1600 Avenue L in Midwood

Shorefront Y at 3300 Coney Island Ave. in Brighton Beach

(Rabinowitz updated this message at 7:10 a.m. to say polls were working.)

Juan Morel Campos Secondary School at 215 Heyward St. in Williamsburg

Brooklyn may have seen more complaints than other boroughs, but it also saw more voters, according to BOE numbers.

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Nearly 200,000 voters (including those who voted early) had checked into Brooklyn poll sites as of 9 a.m. Tuesday, according to a city Election board tweet.

Brooklyn had more than 197,000 check-ins while Manhattan had about 184,000, Queens about 134,000, The Bronx about 64,000 and Staten Island about 49,000.

This election follows a hectic election season that saw complicated and contentious redistricting efforts and multiple primaries.

At a recent Brooklyn Democrats meeting in Park Slope, voters said they were deeply troubled by the state of elections in the borough.

Said District Leader Doug Schneider, "We are seeking to make a difference in our community, in our elections, because that work is not being done."

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