| NY Board of Elections Sued
Over Ballots Sans Postmarks Now USPS To
Testify at SDNY
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
July 29 – The recent election
in New York has been sued, for
the disqualification of
absentee ballots.
On July 29,
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Analisa Torres held the
first of two days of
evidentiary hearings; here was
the end, live tweeted by Inner
City Press' @SDNYLIVE feed, here:
... the BOE "head
of canvas" in Brooklyn has
parked his car and logged on -
to testify. Board of
Elections witness: We got a
lot of ballots a week
before... Judge Torres:
Was there a process of postmen
giving ballots to individual
staff members?? Witness: Not
normally. Judge Torres:
Segregated by day? Witness:
Initially when it
arrives.
Law Dep't lawyer:
You only reviewed postmark on
ballots arriving after June
23? Witness: Yes. They are
transferred to our voting
machine. Law Dept: How are
they transported? Witness: A
bi-partisan team.
Law Dept: Can
campaigns get information
about the absentee ballots?
Witness: They can have a
watcher who has the ability to
object to validity. Judge
Torres: Hold on for a
moment.
NY Board of
Elections witness: We had an
incident in 2018 when a bunch
of ballots were delivered late
to office. [A beat]. Five
months late.
Today done -
tomorrow a Postal Service
witness.
Judge Analisa
Torres tells Law Department
lawyer to order transcript. He
says given City's financial
condition, no transcripts
unless urgent.
Judge Torres: Go
to Mr. Johnson. This is
Constitutional. I'm ordering
it
On July 30,
according to US Attorney
Audrey Strauss, there will be
USPS witnesses Allen Tanko and
Sheriln Simmons.
The case is Gallagher et al.
v. N.Y. State Bd. of Elections
et al., 20-cv-5504 (Torres)
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