Nov 23, 2022
A Staten Island grand jury is calling for changes to state election laws after recently discovered numerous instances of ballot fraud in a race for City Council last year, the New York Post reported. Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon released the grand jury's 38-page report requesting changes to the state laws. "This report should alarm all involved in the electoral process on Staten Island and across New York city and state, including the general voting public," McMahon said. The report, which does not specify the race where the ballot fraud was found, stated that it did not have enough evidence to convict anyone of fraud. It recommended several changes to New York voting laws, including requiring voters to show a government-issued identification when voting at the polls or by absentee ballot. The grand jury also requested that the local boards of elections be required to have qualified experts to conduct forensic document examination of absentee ballot en
