City Councilor Zhuang Wenyi complained that a Chinese translator was accused of helping voters switch to the Republican Party

As the general election begins today in New York State, election disputes have been reported at a polling station in Brooklyn; city ​​councilorZhuang Wenyi On the 2nd, it was alleged that a Chinese translator replaced a Chinese translator without his consent.Sugar Elders filled out ballots and even changed their intended votes to scrutinize Democratic candidatesrepublican party candidate, she said she has filed a complaint with the city election board over the incident.

According to Zhuang Wenyi, the incident occurred at about 11 am on November 1. She was accompanied by a Chinese elder who was not proficient in English and did not know how to get to the polling station to vote at the Borough Park Jewish Community Council community center in Benshanhe. During the process, the elder was assisted by a Chinese interpreter to vote; The elder later told Zhuang Wenyi that the interpreter was alone in the polling station to help her fill out the ballot, and she was not sure who she was voting for.

So Zhuang Wenyi and he asked the interpreter to check the ballot. Although the elder intended to vote for the Democrats, he discovered that all the ballots were checked for Republican candidates. No response has been received from the concerned interpreter yet regarding the entire incident.

Zhuang Wenyi said that the elder immediately asked for the ballot filled by the interpreter to be canceled and submitted a formal complaint to the Municipal Election Bureau. He also informed the polling station in-charge about the incident. According to Zhuang Wenyi, the person in charge of the site sent an interpreter to the information service counter and said that the incident might just be a “misunderstanding.” However, Zhuang Wenyi still expressed dissatisfaction and insisted that “This is not a misunderstanding, but fraud!”

In a written complaint submitted to the municipal election bureau, Zhuang Wenyi described the incident as a betrayal of the democratic system and pointed out that the incident may constitute illegal interference with voters’ basic rights and should be held accountable.

Former Republican City Councilor Vincent M. Ignizio, who has served as deputy executive director of the Municipal Elections Bureau since 2021, confirmed that officials had received Zhuang Wenyi’s complaint and would review the incident, including collecting statements from the individuals concerned; He said the election bureau had not yet received complaints about similar incidents in other areas, and more relevant information would not be released until after the election.

In her complaint, Zhuang Wenyi asked the election bureau to immediately remove the interpreter from her election duties, launch a formal investigation, and consider transferring the incident to the criminal law enforcement department. He also called on officials to confirm whether other voters were affected, retrain election interpreters and review the management procedures of each polling station.