The New York City Board of Elections says it needs an additional $48 million to do its job later this year.
Primaries are scheduled for June in the city and statewide in September.
Officials say the shortfall is alarming because it would hit during a presidential election year.
This year, the voters went and will go to the polls for: a Special Election, Presidential Primary, Congressional Primary, State Primary, and a General Election.
"We are expecting record turnout. So we have to educate our voters, we have to continue training our poll workers and we have to make sure New Yorkers are confident and comfortable with these new systems," said BOE official J.C. Polanco.
The board still does not have an executive director, as the previous one was fired in October 2010.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
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