Now that the Supreme Court has struck down Section 4, preclearance, the changes made by the New York Legislature for just the 2013 Primary and Runoff will not need approval by the Justice Department.
So the following will happen:
1. The old lever machines will be used that have no way to verify the vote or do a recount.
2. The New York City Police Department, an executive agency of the Mayor, has been cut out of the reporting process. Election workers will upload the results directly to the New York City Board of Elections website, making the data available immediately. Under the old system, results would go to police precincts and then be distributed to the Associated Press. Now, the AP is no longer the gatekeeper.
"The news media and then the general public will have access in real time, as the election results come in from each poll site," said Manhattan Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh.
Do you see problems with this process?
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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