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Update (2220ET):\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The BOE has confirmed Hardt’s reporting:<\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-1&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=true&id=1410064492000595971&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fny-mayoral-candidate-eric-adams-demands-explanation-over-irregularities-after-board&sessionId=fd6f1e462cdb8e6451c29b040a8d0eb100f7710d&siteScreenName=zerohedge&theme=light&widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1410064492000595971\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Update (2220ET):\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Wtih the New York City Mayoral race “plunged into chaos” (as the\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/29\/nyregion\/adams-garcia-wiley-mayor-ranked-choice.html\">NYT<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>puts it), journalist Bob Hardt now reports that the Board of Elections counted 130,000 ‘test-run’ votes, which would account for most of the ‘discrepancy’ reported earlier. Hardt added that the BoE will now head ‘back to the drawing board’ to produce corrected ranked-choice numbers tomorrow. Presumably by then the outcome of the election will have been decided and things can go smoother then…<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-2&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1410055272308121603&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fny-mayoral-candidate-eric-adams-demands-explanation-over-irregularities-after-board&sessionId=fd6f1e462cdb8e6451c29b040a8d0eb100f7710d&siteScreenName=zerohedge&theme=light&widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1410055272308121603\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<p>Hours after the New York City’s Board of Elections released an updated ranked voting tally for the Democratic Primary which showed frontrunner\u00a0<strong>Eric Adams’ lead\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/politics\/new-york-elections\/adams-holds-small-lead-over-garcia-after-1st-ranked-choice-voting-results-in-nyc-mayoral-race\/\">shrinking considerably<\/a><\/strong>, BOE officials acknowledged a ‘discrepancy’ in the ballot count.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/adams%201a.jpg?itok=FsoNESBh\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/adams%201a.jpg?itok=FsoNESBh\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/adams%201a.jpg?itok=FsoNESBh\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"6f4c79d3-5111-44a9-a4bc-1fd5faf0aea4\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At issue: on the day of the primary, the BOE reported just under 800,000 votes with 96.6% of scanners reporting. On Tuesday, however, the tally was\u00a0<strong>941,832 votes – nearly 20% higher<\/strong>, according to\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/politics\/new-york-elections\/adams-questions-latest-nyc-mayoral-primary-numbers-while-board-of-elections-acknowledges-discrepancy\/\">PIX11<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-3&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1410000282654842886&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fny-mayoral-candidate-eric-adams-demands-explanation-over-irregularities-after-board&sessionId=fd6f1e462cdb8e6451c29b040a8d0eb100f7710d&siteScreenName=zerohedge&theme=light&widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1410000282654842886\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The new figures narrows Adams’ lead over former sanitation commissioner Kathryn Garcia to just 51.9% (368,898) to 48.9% (352,990) –\u00a0<strong>while there are still 100,000 absentee ballots which need to be processed<\/strong>, and could tip Garcia over the top.<\/p>\n<p>In response,\u00a0<strong>Adams’ campaign fired off a statement questioning the count, and demanding an explanation for the “irregularities.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>“The vote total just released by the Board of Elections is 100,000-plus more than the total announced on election night, raising serious questions,” reads the statement. “<strong>We have asked the Board of Elections to explain such a massive increase and other irregularities before we comment on the Ranked Choice Voting projection.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-4&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1409999722446737409&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fmarkets%2Fny-mayoral-candidate-eric-adams-demands-explanation-over-irregularities-after-board&sessionId=fd6f1e462cdb8e6451c29b040a8d0eb100f7710d&siteScreenName=zerohedge&theme=light&widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1409999722446737409\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Liberals, in response, accused Adams of going ‘full Trump’ and spreading ‘the big lie’ – that the election isn’t as secure as advertised.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/adams1.PNG?itok=HpLmebnp\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/adams1.PNG?itok=HpLmebnp\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/adams1.PNG?itok=HpLmebnp\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"854\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"33b9d3ff-6d13-4d3b-8900-ed9156247a16\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" 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