Frederic Umane, a Republican on the NYC Board of Elections, is questioning why the agency sent a mailer to all voters with basic information about the upcoming election, including where and when to vote. He also warned it risked driving up voter turnout.
The group promoted Umane’s appearance on its site in his capacity as a city BOE commissioner where he would talk about the opportunity for people to apply for paid positions as poll workers. Umane also described the unpaid position of poll watchers.
The good, from his view, was the court’s decision earlier this year related to redistricting. A judge threw out Democrat-drawn lines for state Senate and congressional districts and ordered a special master to redraw the maps, a decision that was upheld by the state’s highest court. Matt Sollars, a spokesperson for the CFB, said in a statement that the agency is “mandated to boost participation in city elections.” He noted the CFB’s role is nonpartisan and helps “voters if they are registered to a political party, or to no party at all.”
He said the city BOE staff should have sought permission from the commissioners before sending out the latest mailer. Umane emphasized he did not want anything done to keep people away from the polls in the city. He also talked about his role as a Republican commissioner in the bipartisan structure of the BOE.
“If I was loose in my comments, it was not an error of commission, it was an error of omission,” said Umane.“You know the @BOENYC has been broken for a long time when Commissioner Umane objects to the BOE notifying voters of the upcoming election and voting options,” wrote Carroll. “Clearly Commissioner Umane doesn't understand democracy or the role of a functioning Board of Elections.”
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