The New York City Board of Elections is staffed almost entirely by relatives and friends of political leaders, even the computer programmers. More than a dozen current and former employees said that ineptitude is common and accountability is rare. nyti.ms/34snN42
New York is the only state in the country with local election boards whose staffers are chosen almost entirely by Democratic and Republican Party bosses, and the board in New York City illustrates the pitfalls. nyti.ms/34snN42 
Some staffers read or watch Netflix at the office, the employees said. Others regularly fail to show up for work, with no fear of discipline. Several employees said some staffers punch in and then leave to go shopping or to the gym. nyti.ms/34snN42
State Senator Liz Krueger said her own experience with the board 20 years ago makes her wary. She narrowly lost a 2000 race to a Republican leader. Months later, workers found hundreds of ballots in a Board of Elections air conditioning duct, she said. nyti.ms/34snN42
Already this year, the New York City Board of Elections failed to mail out many absentee ballots until the day before the primary, disenfranchising voters, and sent erroneous general election ballot packages to many other residents, spreading confusion. nyti.ms/34snN42
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