The State Board of Elections says they will work with the city to certify software for counting ballots in upcoming special and primary elections. Their decision came hours after WNYC and Gothamist first reported on the partisan disagreement between boards that was forcing the city to shelve its plans to rely on the software. Republican state  commissioners question the legality of the city adopting ranked choice voting without state approval. For the current special election, the city is expected still to manually count results but it’s now less likely the city would rely on a hand tally in elections later this spring.