Board Of Election Kicks Out Its Own Executive Director

Six commissioners voted in favor of the move. Four abstained, but no one voted against his ousting.

The BOE board vote seems to signal that election commissioners will not tolerate the mistakes and missteps that have dogged the board ever since Primary Day.

"We thank George for all of the years of service that he has provided to the New York City Board of Elections. He has been with us for 22 years and again, we appreciate it," said New York City Board of Elections President Julie Dent.

Gonzalez, a Democrat from the Bronx, was chosen for the position in August, although he has worked at the BOE for 23 years.

Asked by NY1 before the BOE meeting what he was expecting, Gonzalez said he did not know and would not know as soon as the station did. He has not made subsequent comment on being fired.

The BOE has not had a stellar image for some time, but its performance over the past few months has yielded some particularly harsh criticism.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg called this year's Primary Day a "royal screw-up" for the BOE. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released a scathing report last week detailing the mistakes.