The polling problems started early — and were chronicled all over social media.

Cooper Park Houses polling site not open yet. Good morning disenfranchisement. #NYPrimary #vote

— Rebecca Keith (@KeithRebecca) April 19, 2016

They won’t remove you from jury lists, but they will remove you from voting lists. NY problems are 50% incompetence and 50% corruption.

— Michael Oman-Reagan (@OmanReagan) April 19, 2016

A common problem for many New Yorkers voting today was they had not changed political parties in time. New York state has closed primary, meaning only voters registered for the party which is holding the primary may vote. Locals had to switch parties by last Oct. 9, making new York the state with the earliest deadline for changing political parties. Other New Yorkers who are independent or unaffiliated bumped into the same problem.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is concerned and currently demanding an investigation.

 “The pool of voters shifts around from active to inactive, inactive to active, and off the list completely through normal list maintenance activities that each county board undertakes on an continuous basis,” said Thomas E. Connolly, the Deputy Director of Public Information for the New York State Board of Elections for WNYC.org.

Polling places in multiple neighborhoods in Brooklyn  also reported problems or were unavailable for voters since opening time. New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer stated that his office would undertake an audit of the operations and management of the Board of Elections, as reported by ABC7.

Two hours after polls are meant to open in #Brooklyn and our polling place isn’t ready. #NYPrimary pic.twitter.com/58KUvKPMuU

— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) April 19, 2016

 

@AGSchneiderman voted at Bushwick 72/53 poll site, scanners broken. Poll worker said votes “won’t be counted today”

— Joshua M Rayner (@joshuamrayner) April 19, 2016

 

Frustrating ~ was given wrong info by staff twice ~ machine would not scan ballot, hence unable to vote in Brooklyn District 30 #NYPrimary

— Heide Kolb (@heidiko44) April 19, 2016