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View Comments The city is using ranked choice voting for the first time, which allows voters to select up to top five candidates. The Board of Elections has said full results are not expected until later in July. But the additional 135,000 'test' ballots accidentally included in a round of results are raising wider concerns about how the board handles elections. NEW YORK — "Foolishness." "Unfortunate." "Generations of failures." New York City's Board of Election is facing widespread criticism after it mistakenly included some 135,000 "test" ballots in partial results released Tuesday in ...

135,000 'test' ballots mistakenly added: How NYC's election board got the results so wrong Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY New Yorkers cast ballots for next mayor but it could be weeks before winner is announced Replay Video NEW YORK — "Foolishness." "Unfortunate." "Generations of failures." New York City's Board of Election is facing widespread criticism after it mistakenly included some 135,000 "test" ballots in partial results released Tuesday in its tightly-contested mayoral election. The three-way contest — between Brooklyn borough President Eric Adams; Maya Wiley, f...

By Syndicated Content By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – For months, as New York City faced a growing spate of shootings, mayoral candidate Eric Adams delivered the same line at one campaign event after another: “The prerequisite for prosperity is public safety.” Adams’ message, which included a vow to beef up subway patrols, appears to have resonated with a broad swath of New Yorkers as the United States’ most populous city undertakes a tough recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and confronts deep challenges including wealth inequality and police accountability. ...

USA TODAY NEW YORK – Amid a mayoral race in which moderate candidates focusing on public safety have led in polling, factions further to the left in New York City are coalescing around Maya Wiley less than two weeks before election day.  Wiley received her highest profile endorsement over the weekend from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., a stalwart of self-described "progressive" politics. Ocasio-Cortez called Wiley her "No. 1" choice for mayor in a primary election June 22, when voters will rank their top five candidates. The left-leaning Working Families Party backed Wiley as...

Maya Wiley has won the backing of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the New York City mayoral race. Will it be enough for a liberal to win?