A New York clerk was caught in a blatant attempt to steal a local election last month, prompting the state to order a brand-new one.
As The New York Post reported on Thursday, a Hempstead Union Free School District petition revealed that District Clerk April Keys tore up several ballots and helped smuggle them out of her office, which helped board president Victor Pratt ‘win’ his reelection campaign for the Hempstead Union Free School District on Long Island.
The election took place on May 19.
State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa ordered a new race to take place within 60 days, just hours after the petition surfaced.
The district issued the following in a statement to The Post:
The Board appreciates the Commissioner’s expeditious review of this matter, which enables the District to move forward with the revote in accordance with the Commissioner’s ruling.
Per the Post, Keys took the ripped-up ballots and tossed them into the dumpster. She also gave Pratt, a local DJ who goes by DJ Vic-Lover, absentee ballots to dispose of.
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