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AG's office received more than 1,000 complaints on primary day
Matthew Hamilton is reporting at Capitol Confidential state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Wed., Apr. 20, his office fielded more than 1,000 complaints from voters statewide during the presidential primaries on Tuesday. The most common complaint received via the AG's hotline was from people who attempted to vote, but were told they were not registered. Other complaints came from potential voters who were told they were not registered to vote in the primary of their choice, or where about poll workers allegedly denying voters affidavit ballots when requested and a lack of privacy at polling places, accessibility issues and unclear instructions from poll workers. Schneiderman said his office has opened an investigation into alleged improprieties by the New York City Board of Elections after some 125,000 Democratic voters were purged from the rolls in Brooklyn. Read the full story at Capitol Confidential.