Assemblyman Michael Blake makes allegations of voter suppression
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June 26, 2020
Assemblyman Michael Blake on Thursday refused to concede the closely-watched Democratic primary race alleging that the election was hampered by “intentional black voter suppression.”
“Intentional black voter suppression and undemocratic processes clearly don’t just happen in the South but also in the South Bronx,” he wrote.
Blake said another polling site located “in the heart of a Black neighborhood” didn’t open on time, prompting some voters to leave as the mercury climbed close to 90 degrees.
At a third site, affidavit ballots — cast by constituents who aren’t in the voter rolls but believe they’re still eligible — were so numerous that they had to be “put into a lockbox and taken to an unknown location,” Blake said.
City Councilman Ritchie Torres — who’s also black — is on track to win the primary for Serrano’s seat, holding a 11% edge over Blake in the Election Day ballot count.
