NYC election board didn't remove test data from election results (opens in new tab)

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9 pointslunchbreak4y ago5 comments

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I mean this whole thing makes zero sense in the first place.

Why are you moving on from the first round when you don't have all the absentee votes (~120k outstanding votes) counted yet?

I get that it's their first time running RCV and all, but this is basically a non-issue when SF runs elections.

shusaku4y ago

One good thing is that this is just a primary election, so I think any of these hiccups will be smoothed over by the party. But if this was a two party election, I think this could look really bad.

foobarbazetc4y ago

Whoever wins this primary is almost certainly guaranteed to win the general, so it's pretty much the same set of stakes.

shusaku4y ago

My point was more that since they’re from the same party, these things can get smoothed over. The losing candidate will be far less likely to cry foul. The winner might appoint the loser to their team, etc.

wan234y ago

Don't test in prod. Really!

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5 comments

foobarbazetc4y ago

I mean this whole thing makes zero sense in the first place.

Why are you moving on from the first round when you don't have all the absentee votes (~120k outstanding votes) counted yet?

I get that it's their first time running RCV and all, but this is basically a non-issue when SF runs elections.

shusaku4y ago

One good thing is that this is just a primary election, so I think any of these hiccups will be smoothed over by the party. But if this was a two party election, I think this could look really bad.

foobarbazetc4y ago

Whoever wins this primary is almost certainly guaranteed to win the general, so it's pretty much the same set of stakes.

shusaku4y ago

wan234y ago

Don't test in prod. Really!

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