Westchester Executive Jenkins Demands Bipartisan Review After Election Day Failures

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins said he will convene a bipartisan review of Election Day failures in Westchester County after the official certification of election results.

In a statement, Jenkins said what happened on Election Day remains "completely unacceptable" and said voters in the county should be able to trust the election system's integrity, security and reliability without question.

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"Days might have passed, however what happened on Election Day in Westchester County remains completely unacceptable," Jenkins said, "We are a County of more than one million residents, and voters deserve to have complete confidence in the integrity, security and reliability of our election system."

Jenkins said the review will "thoroughly examine the decisions, actions and failures that led to this debacle."

According to Jenkins' statement, the bipartisan review will take place after the official certification of the election results.

He said the review will focus on "determining what went wrong, where accountability lies and what steps must be taken to ensure that a failure of this magnitude never happens again."

Jenkins also addressed the county's role in relation to the Board of Elections.

"While the Board of Elections does not report to me, my responsibility is to look out for the people of Westchester County, and I share their anger and frustration over what occurred," he said.

Jenkins said that on Election Day, he directed county officials, including representatives from the Law Department, to monitor the voting process.

In the statement, Jenkins said that monitoring was intended to help ensure that every voter could cast a ballot without interference and that every vote would be properly and accurately counted. He said the issue is larger than partisan concerns and should center on public trust in the election process.

"This is not about politics or pointing fingers. It is about accountability, transparency and ensuring public confidence in our election process," Jenkins said. "The voters deserve answers, but, and maybe more importantly, they deserve better and I intend to make sure they get it."