Overview

• The New York City Board of Elections certified Tuesday’s GOP primary for Brooklyn’s 47th City Council District, securing George Sarantopoulos’s 32-vote lead over Richie Barsamian.
• Brooklyn commissioners invalidated 22 questionable paper ballots from Coney Island’s Amalgamated Warbasse Houses after an internal review.
• Absentee ballots cast in the names of two deceased individuals and one inactive voter have been referred to Kings County District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, who has seized devices from election workers.
• Democratic nominee Kayla Santosuosso formally requested a delay in certification pending the outcome of the ongoing fraud investigation.
• The contested seat, vacated by Justin Brannan, highlights broader concerns over absentee voting integrity and partisan control of election administration ahead of the November general election.