The unprecedented number of voting complaints during New York’s April presidential primary was the result of flawed election procedures and laws, the state’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman alleged.

Announcing the results of an inquiry into complaints about the state’s marred primary vote, Schneiderman said his office received nearly 1,500 complaints, ten times the previous record high.

Around 66 per cent of the complaints stemmed from barriers generated by voter-registration rules and practices, while 20 per cent of the complaints stemmed from rules or laws related to voting process, including decreased poll hours in some counties.

More than 80 per cent of the complaints statewide came from twelve counties, including the five counties that make up New York City (NYC). Schneiderman, a Democrat, called the number of complaints ‘unacceptable.’

Commenting on the results of the inquiry, the state attorney general said, “The voting issues we uncovered during the April primary were widespread, systemic and unacceptable.”

Nearly 2.9 million New York voters or roughly a fifth of those eligible to vote in the state’s primary had cast ballots in the election. The N.Y. State Board of Elections declined to comment on the results of the inquiry.