Musk questioned New York’s ballot design and voter ID rules, but election law and journalists say the features he flagged are standard and applied evenly.By : Shankhyaneel SarkarNews18.comNovember 04, 2025Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday alleged that the New York City mayoral ballot was “a scam," triggering a wave of reactions online. While journalist Isaac Saul and several users said Musk’s claims misrepresented how the state’s voting system works, a section of social media users appeared to agree with him.Posting on X, Musk complained that “no ID is required" to vote in New York and that some mayoral candidates, including Democrat Zohran Mamdani, appeared twice on the ballot. He also questioned the placement of former governor Andrew Cuomo’s name, claiming it appeared “last in bottom right."
These idiots who are complaining have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about! They’re just being sore losers. News18 wrote;
Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday alleged that the New York City mayoral ballot was “a scam," triggering a wave of reactions online. While journalist Isaac Saul and several users said Musk’s claims misrepresented how the state’s voting system works, a section of social media users appeared to agree with him.Posting on X, Musk complained that “no ID is required" to vote in New York and that some mayoral candidates, including Democrat Zohran Mamdani, appeared twice on the ballot. He also questioned the placement of former governor Andrew Cuomo’s name, claiming it appeared “last in bottom right."
They’re just complaining because voters didn’t just vote for Zohran Mamdani — they annihilated the opposition.
The listings follow the normal rules for ballots in New York City.The New York TimesBy Anushka PatilNov. 4, 2025The tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has endorsed Andrew M. Cuomo for New York City mayor, on Tuesday criticized the layout of the city’s ballots as a “scam.” Mr. Musk’s comments added to a number of social media posts from conservatives and Cuomo supporters criticizing how the ballots are formatted.[...]New York State recognizes four official parties — Democratic, Republican, Conservative and Working Families — and under state election law, a single candidate can be nominated by multiple parties and/or independent bodies, according to Kathleen McGrath, the director of public information for the State Board of Elections. Independent candidates running outside the parties appear once, she said.Zohran Mamdani appears twice on the ballot, on lines for the Democratic Party and the Working Families Party, a left-leaning progressive party, because he won both the Democratic nomination and the W.F.P.’s endorsement. And Curtis Sliwa appears twice because he won the nomination for the Republican Party and chose to also run under the independent “Protect Animals” line in hopes of winning over animal lovers.
Wah! Wah! Waaah!
Mr. Musk also complained that Mr. Cuomo’s name appeared in a less-than-ideal position on the second row. However, that position was determined by set factors. Under state election law, the order of the parties on the ballot goes by the number of votes their nominees received in the most recent election for governor, from highest to lowest. Independents are listed after that, Ms. McGrath said, in the order of when the New York City Board of Elections received their independent nominating petitions. Mr. Cuomo’s name appears in the second-to-last position because he was second to last to file.
Let’s face it — Musk is a giant crybaby when things don’t go his way! New York State isn’t the only one that does this; Connecticut also has similar fusion voting rules. As Ballotpedia explains...
Fusion voting allows more than one political party to nominate the same candidate. Under this process, if a candidate receives multiple nominations, the candidate will either appear on the general election ballot multiple times or once with all affiliations listed, depending on their state.Proponents of fusion voting argue that it increases the influence of minor parties by enabling voters to voice their support for minor party platforms while also giving candidates a greater chance of winning the election through multiple endorsements. Opponents argue that fusion voting gives disproportionate power to minor parties because major party candidates must vie for their endorsements.As of May 2023, five states allow for some form of fusion voting: Connecticut, Mississippi, New York, Oregon, and Vermont.
Musk and all those who are complaining want to stir up trouble by spreading lies!
The New York Times article ends with;
There were other complaints that Mayor Eric Adams’s name still appeared on the ballot. This was expected, because Mr. Adams abandoned his floundering campaign just five weeks before Election Day, after the deadline to change it had passed. Jim Walden, who ran as an independent before dropping his campaign and backing Mr. Cuomo, appeared on the ballot for the same reason.
They just fly off with their comments when they have no idea what they’re talking about — it’s just sour grapes.
P.S. Mayor elect Zohran Mamdani is a strong supporter of our rights! Politics and our rights are intertwined, you can't sperate them.
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