At least two dead voters had absentee ballots submitted under their names in a tightly contested GOP primary last month between two south Brooklyn City Council hopefuls \u2014 with the winner still up for grabs.<\/p>\n
Both Juliet Windvan and Antoinette Garzaniti voted in the District 47 primary between Brooklyn Republican chairman Richie Barsamian and George Sarantopoulous \u2014 despite records showing both died over a decade ago \u2014 city Board of Elections documents exclusively obtained by The Post reveal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet Windvan and Antoinette Garzaniti voted in the Brooklyn City Council primary despite records showing both died over a decade ago. Michael Nagle<\/p>\n
A third voter, 87-year-old William Allen, also said that despite not casting a ballot in the primary, he had received a \u201ccure notice,\u201d which voters get when their ballots contain errors like a missing signature.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese apparent facts really call for a district attorney investigation,\u201d election lawyer Martin Connor said. \u201cThey need to find out how someone other than the voter was able to obtain and submit the absentee ballots.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarantopoulous is currently leading Barsamian by a mere 32 votes<\/a>, according to the Board of Elections\u2019 latest unofficial tallies.<\/p>\n Sarantopoulous is currently leading Barsamian by a mere 32 votes. Facebook\/ George Sarantopoulous<\/p>\n A recount is being held Tuesday.<\/p>\n Linda Smith, Garzaniti\u2019s daughter, was completely dismayed when she learned of the bizarre circumstances, while confirming with The Post that her mother had passed away. <\/p>\n \u201cThat is amazing,\u201d she said. \u201cI find this unbelievable. Yes, we still got ballots for her. They were ripped up and thrown out. <\/p>\n \u201cSo I want to know, who is doing it?\u201d<\/p>\n Linda Smith, Garzaniti\u2019s daughter, was completely dismayed when she learned of the bizarre circumstances. Michael Nagle<\/p>\n Attempts to reach Windvan\u2019s family were unsuccessful, but Social Security records indicate that she died in 2007.\u00a0<\/p>\n Justin Allen and his father, William, said they tore up the dad\u2019s absentee ballot when it arrived in the mail because although he is a registered Republican, he usually votes Democratic.<\/p>\n