Q&A
Council member Brewer questions Board of Elections on website updates and voting locations
2:18:25
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer discusses concerns about the NYC Board of Elections website with Executive Director Michael Ryan, focusing on the need for timely updates for the upcoming 2025 elections. The conversation also touches on the successful use of the American Museum of Natural History as a voting location.
- Brewer emphasizes the importance of updating the website promptly after elections to provide current information to voters.
- Ryan acknowledges the challenges faced by their limited tech staff but commits to addressing the website issues.
- Both parties express satisfaction with the use of the American Museum of Natural History as a voting location, crediting Deputy Executive Director Ignizio for this initiative.
Gale A. Brewer
2:18:25
Thank you.
2:18:27
Mike Ryan, one concern is your website talks about last 3 year, 2, 4 election.
2:18:35
When are you gonna put up 25?
2:18:37
And I have to say, as somebody like you who pays a lot of attention to media and to the websites, that is a hindrance to people trying to figure out what to do.
2:18:47
So Right.
2:18:47
Can you I can fix it for you if you like.
Michael Ryan
2:18:51
So for years, and it's been a number of years where it hasn't, our our website was, overseen by Duo.
2:19:00
We do handle that internally now.
2:19:02
We had a shift to Equios, as a way of of dealing with that.
2:19:06
I can tell you, we do not have an enormous tech staff
Gale A. Brewer
2:19:09
You gotta do something.
Michael Ryan
2:19:11
I understand.
2:19:12
But we had an all hands on deck approach, and no one on our staff has worked more hours than our MIS staff
Paul Seamus Ryan
2:19:20
Okay.
Michael Ryan
2:19:20
To get the election certified.
2:19:22
Election was certified yesterday.
Gale A. Brewer
2:19:24
Okay.
Michael Ryan
2:19:25
We we will turn our attention to all of those, housekeeping issues, between now and the end of the year.
Gale A. Brewer
2:19:31
Okay.
2:19:32
I I just we want people to vote.
2:19:34
You know what they do.
2:19:35
They go to the website.
2:19:37
So I'm requesting that I understand it'll get changed, and I will know what's happening in 2 5, but I do think that as soon as November 5th was over, I'm just saying you need to switch to 2 5.
2:19:50
It can't wait until certifications, because that has nothing to do with certification.
2:19:54
I know people are busy.
Paul Seamus Ryan
2:19:55
Right.
Gale A. Brewer
2:19:56
But you've got I mean, get somebody at Do It or whatever the hell it's called now to do it.
2:20:02
But you have to have the website up to date.
Michael Ryan
2:20:05
We we will work on that.
2:20:07
Like I said, the presidential election years present specific
Gale A. Brewer
2:20:10
I don't care what I'm just saying.
2:20:12
Challenges.
2:20:12
Please.
2:20:13
Because that people everybody comments because that makes us feel when I say us, I mean government, feel that we're not current.
2:20:21
That we're like in the stone age.
Michael Ryan
2:20:24
Understood.
2:20:24
I I I appreciate our partnership, council member.
2:20:27
I also appreciate your, corrective, advice, when you when you offer it.
2:20:33
Thank you very
Gale A. Brewer
2:20:33
much.
2:20:34
And thank you for the American Museum of Natural History.
2:20:36
They were so happy to vote there.
2:20:37
They didn't know what to do.
2:20:38
Thank you.
Michael Ryan
2:20:38
Well, that that particularly was an effort, championed by, Deputy Executive Director Ignizio.
2:20:45
And We love Ignizio.
2:20:46
It worked out very well.
Gale A. Brewer
2:20:47
Yes.
