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Lawyers for New York Rep. Charlie Rangel’s Democratic opponent are
planning to re-file their court petition citing myriad problems with
last week’s primary, after temporarily withdrawing the petition Monday
in order to gather more evidence.
Rangel challenger, Democratic New York State Sen. Adrian Espaillat,
is suggesting the tight race – in which Rangel declared victory – was
marred by voter fraud.
"Voters have been pushed away, and as a result many feel that they
were suppressed from voting," Espaillat declared. “The legitimacy of
this election is at place right now ... there was a level of voter
suppression. We are here to protect a process that must be reliable."
Rangel, the veteran Harlem Congressman who was first elected in 1970,
declared victory in the Democratic primary for his 22nd term last week,
despite redistricting and the shadow of his censure by the House in a
tax and ethics scandal two years ago.
But Espaillat's supporters charge that votes were intentionally
suppressed, not counted, and even tampered with. They are demanding that
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder step in and launch a federal
investigation of the election.
"There was a concerted effort to really steal the election from the
community," claimed voter and Espaillat supporter Marilu Garvin. "In the
Bronx, they were told that ‘this is a Republican election, not a
Democratic election,’" he said about the Democratic primary.
"They were asking for ID's," said voter Espana Arristy. "That’s not requested in order to vote."
Espaillat's supporters also told Fox News that some voters who speak
Spanish were not allowed to vote on the machines but told they had to
fill out affidavit paper ballots. Others were told that their names did
not appear on the voting lists, and that poll workers even allegedly
tampered with completed paper ballots by opening the envelopes after
they were voted.
"Over 70 electoral districts came in at zero on election night.
Imagine this, 70 election districts came in at zero on election night,
with no results whatsoever," said Espaillat. "That is highly irregular."
Rangel’s lead has narrowed considerably since election night.
The New York City Board of Elections has said that all the machine
votes have been counted, leaving Rangel in the lead by just 802 votes.
Two-thousand absentee and affidavit ballots will still be counted and
the result of that tally is expected to be announced on Thursday.
A group that supports Espaillat, the Dominican American National
Roundtable, fears the questionable election activities were an attempt
to throw the election to Rangel.
"We believe that there was a concerted effort to suppress or deny
Latino voters," said group President Maria Teresa Montilla. She told Fox
News they received "countless reports" of problems, including affidavit
ballots that she says "were not properly guarded."
At a court hearing Monday, Rangel's campaign manager Moises Perez said both sides want clarity.
“We want this process to be clear, and to be concluded as soon as
possible,” Perez said. “We are confident that the Board of Elections
will do its job and certify a winner.”
Lawyers for Espaillat temporarily withdrew their petition citing the
election problems, and will re-file their complaints with more material.
"If people think their vote doesn't count, if people think somebody's
stealing their votes or buying their votes or that the machine reads
don't actually record their votes, this is a real blow to the system. We
need to believe in this system for it to work," said New York Post
political columnist and Fox News contributor Michael Goodwin, who has
covered New York City politics for decades.
"Something definitely went wrong. I think there's no question. Now
part of it may be simple human error in the sense that these are new
district lines, new polling places in many cases," he said. "However
this works out, I think this is not good for the integrity and the
perception of the integrity in the electoral process."
Rangel’s office so far has not responded to a request from Fox News for comment.
If you suspect voter fraud or problems at the polls where you live, tell us. Voterfraud@Foxnews.com
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