Overview

• The New York City Board of Elections officially declared Republican George Sarantopoulos the nominee after a hand recount confirmed his 16-vote edge over GOP chair Richie Barsamian.
• BOE staff invalidated 22 untraceable ballots found at a Coney Island facility and identified several absentee votes cast under the names of deceased or inactive voters.
• Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s office has seized computers and phones from multiple BOE employees as part of an ongoing fraud probe.
• Sarantopoulos has urged that any election workers implicated face full prosecution while Barsamian’s campaign plans further legal challenges to disputed ballots.
• Sarantopoulos is set to face Democrat Kayla Santosuosso in the November general election for the seat being vacated by term-limited Council Member Justin Brannan.