For Immediate Release:
June 3, 2020
Contact:
Matthew Nocella, 202.286.1987 - mnocella@dccouncil.us
D.C. residents need confidence in their elections
Washington, D.C. – The following is a statement from Councilmember David Grosso on the administration of the June 2, 2020 primary election in the District of Columbia:
“Our nation and city are in historically uncertain times. The District of Columbia should not add a mismanaged election and its ambiguous outcome to the mix. The people must have confidence that their voices were heard at the ballot box and will be in the future.
“Yesterday, there were widespread reports of missing absentee ballots, excessively long wait times at polling centers, and confusion created by the Mayor’s unnecessary and ill-advised curfew that was imposed on an Election Day. The Board of Elections owes the public and the D.C. Council an explanation of what went wrong and how these failings will not be repeated in two weeks for the Ward 2 Special Election and in the November General Election. Additionally, the Board should stand by its previous commitment to release election results on a regular basis as they are calculated.”
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