OLIVIA RAINSON

editors@antonmediagroup.com

Incorrect voter ID cards mailed to Nassau County residents created backlash recently with the primary only a month away.

In mid-May, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman told the public in a press conference that many voters who are not registered as Democrats have complained upon receipt of registration cards that listed them as such.

Blakeman acknowledged the mistake and placed the heat on Phoenix Graphics, who publicly apologized for their human error with the following statement: “This is an isolated event, but we apologize for our mistake, especially to Nassau County officials, who bear no responsibility for this problem. We have fixed the error and at no cost to taxpayers will deliver corrected Voter Information Cards as soon as possible.”

Blakeman, who is a Republican, assured the public that the error is being resolved and has admitted to receiving many calls from upset Republicans and Conservatives, as well as other independent parties.

“We’re already starting to get phone calls from people, saying ‘I’m a registered Republican, I’m a registered Conservative – how come I’m being identified as a Democrat? Who changed my registration?’ And they’re quite upset about it,” said Blakeman.

The cards were sent out in May to alert voters of polling locations, confirm personal information and provide instructions on requesting absentee ballots.

The Board of Elections estimates about 40 percent of these voters as actually being Democratic, causing turmoil for citizens as they receive false information about their voting status.

This mistake is reportedly costing the printing company $300,000 to send out corrected ballots to voters. According to news reports at the time, Phoenix Graphics has previously made errors with absentee ballots before the 2020 election, sending incorrect applications to Brooklyn and Nassau County.

Corrected voter cards are now being sent out to Nassau County residents.