Overview
- Andrew Hevesi says he discovered last week that his voter registration had been switched to the Working Families Party, which would have blocked him from the June Democratic primary.
- In paperwork recorded in February, a mailed form with missing contact details and false claims about his ID was accepted by election workers, according to records reviewed by reporters and his campaign.
- Hevesi filed a criminal complaint with the Queens District Attorney and coordinated with local Democratic leaders to keep his name on the primary ballot.
- The New York City Board of Elections said state law lets people register or update by mail without identification and said any fraudulent submission is a crime that will be referred to prosecutors.
- Rival Jonathan Rinaldi denied any role and pointed to system weaknesses, as coverage also noted his past fabricated endorsements and use of altered and AI-made campaign content; prosecutors have not announced any findings.