Election Officials Tossed 90,000 Affidavit Ballots From Last Month's Primary
Gothamist"We were warned in advance that there were folks out there that don’t like the New York primary system, and were going to advance a narrative," he said. "And they were well in the process of advancing that narrative and trying to make their pitch for why the process should be open primary like other states and not a closed primary."
Again, there is a kernel of truth to this, in that the afternoon before the primary, activists sued over the registration irregularities and encouraged those with registration problems to vote with an affidavit ballot in hopes that a judge would order a meticulous accounting, or even an open primary. Those activists even encouraged independents to vote, starting that evening before the primary. And at meetings the month before the primary, Ryan and commissioners anticipated an influx of voters unfamiliar with New York's closed primary system and voted to order extra affidavit ballots. That said, the majority of people we talked to about their registration problems are not disgruntled independents trying to make a point.
Thornhill obtained a court order on the day of the election to allow her to vote, but the board made a point of pulling her file and stating that she had checked "I do not wish to enroll in a party" on a DMV form, thus pulling her out of the Democratic Party.
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to be our experience, too. My husband got a couple change of address forms from the Registrar's office this year, but I didn't receive any, and we've obviously lived in the same addresses. When we went in to talk to them, the Orange County Registrar's office said they got a "third party" notification about an address change, and we figured it came from the DMV based on what they said, although we didn't change addresses with the DMV. Maybe any contact with the DMV is sent directly to the Registrar's through their connected systems. I didn't get those notices, but I also didn't have to renew my license.
Great find! Thanks for posting. I'm still finding it curious why so many here are blaming the Democratic official for this and are just sure it wasn't the Republican (for whatever conspiracy there is about New York now). Weird! 
