Alleging a “vote-buying scheme” and citing multiple irregularities including polling places opening late and a letter improperly discouraging ex-offenders from going to the polls, a group of activists has petitioned a U.S. District Court judge to order a new primary for Baltimore voters.
The group, Voters Organized for the Integrity of City Elections (VOICE), filed the 24-page complaint against the city and state election boards, arguing that only a new election could provide an adequate remedy for their mishandling of the April 26 primary.
“There is no practical way to account for the votes that were illegally produced through the promise of jobs and payment and the provision of chicken boxes and snack boxes,” the 24-page complaint says.
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