Monsey, NY - A group of seven area off-duty police officers
failed to report to their reassigned locations after their requests to work as
poll inspectors at a predominantly Orthodox Jewish voting station in Monsey
were denied.
LOHUD.com reports that numerous complaints citing suspicions
of possible voter intimidation by the officers ultimately led to their requests
being denied.
According to Republican Rockland County Election
Commissioner, Louis Babcock, the seven off-duty cops, all registered
Republicans, and most employed by the Clarkstown PD, successfully completed a
poll inspectors certification seminar on Sept. 4, and subsequently requested to
be assigned to the poll at Yeshivath Viznitz, at 230 Maple. Ave. in Monsey.
Sources said the group of seven expressed concerns over
possible voter fraud at the Monsey location.
Complaints began to filter in once news of the off-duty
officers’ plans circulated, ultimately causing election officials to reassign
the seven to polls in their home districts.
After being reassigned, none of the seven reported for duty
at their new locations.
“They never showed,” said Babcock.
County Legislator Philip Soskin, who represents voters in
the Maple Ave. neighborhood, said it is wrong to target a specific group, and that
he addressed the issue when it was raised months ago.
“I said, send police to all polling places…if there is a
suspicion of wrongdoing, the suspicion should not only be in Monsey but across
Rockland County,” Soskin said.
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