Amid Reports of Voter Fraud, a City Council Primary Is Still Too Close to Call

Election Officials Allege Possible Voter Fraud in Republican Primary

The New York City Board of Elections asked prosecutors on Friday to investigate possible ballot stuffing and votes being cast by dead people in a hotly contested City Council race in South Brooklyn. After a second day of hand recounting on Friday, George Sarantopoulos, a businessman, led Richie Barsamian, chairman of the Republican Party in Brooklyn, by a mere 16 votes in the G.O.P. primary in District 47. Particularly troubling for election aut…

New Scrutiny Reveals Dead Voters' Ballots Were Cast In NYC Election - The American Tribune.com

In an emerging scandal, the New York City Board of Elections has revealed that at least two dead voters had absentee ballots submitted in their names in the city’s recent primary election, leading to a flurry of calls for a formal investigation into voter integrity in the nation’s biggest city. For background, on July 22, 2025, the New York Post reported that the New York City Board of Elections had provided documents that confirmed that two dec…

Amid reports of voter fraud, a City Council primary is still too close to call

Dead voters and other irregularities have marred a South Brooklyn City Council primary, with the candidates separated by just 14 votes.

Dead ‘voters’ cast ballots in Brooklyn GOP primary for City Council: report

Ballots were submitted under the names of two people who died over a decade ago in the race between Brooklyn Republican chairman Richie Barsamian and George Sarantopoulos.