By MELISSA GOLDIN

NEW YORK (AP) — For many years, New York voters have found candidates listed twice, three times or even more on their ballots when they go to the polling booth.

It isn’t an error — it’s a practice known as fusion voting that allows candidates to appear under multiple political parties.

But such intentional duplications on the New York City ballot this year, along with other layout choices, have some outside observers around the country wondering whether they are seeing evidence of rigged voting in Tuesday’s widely-watched mayoral race .

Billionaire X owner Elon Musk, who briefly served as a top advisor to President Donald Trump, was among those criticizing the ballots.

“The New York City ballot form is a scam!” he wrote in an X post. “No ID is required. Other may

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