A New York state lawmaker who sought to replace a retiring member of Congress refused to concede defeat Thursday following Tuesday’s Democratic primary, claiming the election was plagued by “intentional black voter suppression.”
State Assemblyman Michael Blake, an African-American candidate, finished in second place in the 15th Congressional District contest’s in-person ballot count, the New York Daily News reported.
The top finisher was New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres, who is also African-American.
Blake claimed a polling site in the predominantly black Concourse Village neighborhood was relocated without explanation, “forcing elderly voters to walk 11 blocks away, putting their health at risk,” according to the Daily News.
He also claimed another polling site “in the heart of a Black neighborhood” didn’t open on time, prompting some potential voters to give up.
Blake also claimed that a high number of affidavit ballots at a third location – filed by voters whose registration was in dispute – might not have been counted.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ne...mary-election-alleges-black-voter-suppression
State Assemblyman Michael Blake, an African-American candidate, finished in second place in the 15th Congressional District contest’s in-person ballot count, the New York Daily News reported.
The top finisher was New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres, who is also African-American.
Blake claimed a polling site in the predominantly black Concourse Village neighborhood was relocated without explanation, “forcing elderly voters to walk 11 blocks away, putting their health at risk,” according to the Daily News.
He also claimed another polling site “in the heart of a Black neighborhood” didn’t open on time, prompting some potential voters to give up.
Blake also claimed that a high number of affidavit ballots at a third location – filed by voters whose registration was in dispute – might not have been counted.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ne...mary-election-alleges-black-voter-suppression
