Summary
Some people have called the New York City ballots into question for listing candidates more than once and placing former Governor Andrew Cuomo in a low position. However, this is due to a legal practice known as fusion voting, where candidates can appear under multiple parties. This practice is within New York's voting rules and is not evidence of election fraud.
Key Facts
- The New York City ballots show candidates listed more than once due to fusion voting.
- Fusion voting is legal in New York and allows candidates to appear under multiple party lines.
- Andrew Cuomo appears low on the ballot because he filed as an independent after the primary.
- Fusion voting has been practiced in New York since at least the mid-20th century.
- The ballot order for independent parties is decided by the timing of their petition filings.
- Two mayoral candidates, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa, appear twice on the ballot under different parties.
- The New York City Board of Elections uses filing times to determine independent candidates' positions on the ballot.
