Upstate New York Rep. Elise Stefanik vowed to tug funding from NPR over an affiliate reporter’s inaccurate declare on Tuesday about early voting that recommended the GOP congresswoman couldn’t vote for herself.
Stefanik blasted North Nation Public Radio (NCPR) and accused the station of “election interference” after one among its reporters tweeted Stefanik forged her early poll at one among Saratoga County polling places within the twentieth District regardless that she’s operating to maintain her seat within the twenty first District.
However the early polling spot is open to all voters within the county, Stefanik stated.
It’s a part of the twentieth District however will embody elements of the twentieth and twenty first Districts following the election attributable to redistricting.
“The disgraced New York NPR affiliate @ncpr simply despatched out false info and unfold misinformation about early voting places concentrating on voters in my district to suppress the vote,” Stefanik wrote on social media.
“That is blatant and unlawful election interference.”
Whereas Stefanik, a city of Saratoga resident, at present doesn’t dwell within the district, congressional maps had been barely tweaked earlier this yr so she’s going to reside there when the outcomes of Tuesday’s election take impact.
Home representatives don’t must dwell within the district they symbolize.
Stefanik, who’s backing Donald Trump for president, claimed her workplace obtained cellphone calls from voters confused concerning the early voting spot due to the tweet.
“Whereas candidates of each events are working onerous to coach all voters of early in particular person voting places of their county, this disgraced (and lazy) outlet falsely claimed I didn’t and couldn’t vote for myself,” she wrote.
“FALSE. I simply forged my #NY21 poll with my identify on it.”
The congresswoman added that “NY voters are eligible to vote at any early vote location in your county. I’ll DEFUND NPR.”
Stefanik’s workplace stated she stands by her fiery assertion after the NCPR reporter, Emily Russell, deleted her inaccurate tweet and apologized on Wednesday afternoon.
Congressional Republicans, together with Stefanik, have pushed to finish federal funding to NPR in recent times, claiming the outlet slants to the left.
Stefanik is operating in opposition to Democrat Paul Collins as she seeks a sixth time period in workplace.
Rep. Paul Tonko, a Democrat, represents the twentieth Congressional District and is dealing with Republican Kevin Waltz.
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