June 19, 2014

Michael Ryan, Executive Director

NYC Board o Election!
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Ne$ Yor', NY 10004
Dear Mr( Ryan,
)e $rite you to ollo$ u* on our di!cu!!ion at May "0
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+! City Council ,overn-ent
.*eration! Co--ittee /ud0et hearin0 re0ardin0 Election Day i!!ue! voter! aced t$o
year! a0o durin0 the la!t De-ocratic con0re!!ional *ri-ary election!( ,iven the
-ultitude o i!!ue! that aro!e durin0 thi! election, in June o 2012, $e are *lea!ed that
you have co--itted to en!urin0 that voter! $ill not !uer a !i-ilar ex*erience a! they 0o
to the *oll! next 1ue!day, June 24
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2! you are a$are, t$o year! a0o, voter! in the 1"
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Con0re!!ional Di!trict aced
diicultie! $hen atte-*tin0 to ca!t their vote due to a lac' o /i#lin0ual *oll $or'er!
availa/le or a!!i!tance( 3n other ca!e!, voter! $ere directed to incorrect *oll !ite!, urther
di!coura0in0 the- ro- ca!tin0 their /allot( 2dditionally, the di!trict !a$ 0larin0
inaccuracie! in the vote countin0 *roce!! a! the Election Day total! diered enor-ou!ly
4u!t day! ater, $hen every vote had inally /een counted(
Your co--it-ent to correct the!e i!!ue! $a! $elco-e /ut $e $ould li'e to reinorce the
*oint! addre!!ed5 6oll !ite! -u!t /e !taed a**ro*riate to the re!*ective !urroundin0
co--unitie! in ter-! o lan0ua0e a!!i!tance7 there cannot /e ca!e! o -i!0uided advice7
and the vote countin0 -u!t /e tran!*arent and accurate on the ni0ht o the election(
)e cannot di!enranchi!e our citi8en! ro- the invalua/le ri0ht to vote7 and any
*erceived or actual in!tance! o thi! $ill relect *oorly not only on the Board o Election!
/ut on our honored de-ocratic !y!te-( )e re-ain conident that the Board o Election!
$ill ta'e the nece!!ary !te*! to rule out any di!cre*ancie! throu0hout the electoral
*roce!! on June 24
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and $e than' you or your co--it-ent to hold your a0ency to the
hi0he!t !tandard!(
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;incerely,
Ydani! Rodri0ue8
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Mar' Cevine,
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