Posted on 12/04/2010 6:41:27 PM PST by FreeReign
Absentee ballot counting ground to a halt at 11 a.m. Friday in the only still-undecided congressional race in the nation, as lawyers and strategists for both candidates continued preparation for a showdown in State Supreme Court next week.
Republican challenger Randy Altschuler gained six votes on incumbent Democrat Tim Bishop in the count yesterday, narrowing the difference between the two candidates to 271 votes or 264 votes, depending on which side is doing the tally. (Bishop's camp has his lead at 271 but the difference is only 264 according to Altschuler's people.)
But more than 1,400 paper ballots remain uncounted — two-thirds of them because of objections raised by Altschuler — and the decision to count them or not will be made by Supreme Court Justice Peter H. Mayer, possibly as early as next week.
Mayer will rule on the validity of an assortment of objections to the remaining absentee ballots, but how the judge rules on the biggest block of ballot objections will likely determine who represents New York's First Congressional District come January 1.
Of Altschuler's approximately 1,000 outstanding ballot objections, about 650 of them are based on residency challenges. Altschuler's lawyers are preparing to argue that the voters in question were improperly registered to vote in Suffolk County, according to Altschuler spokesman Rob Ryan.
Ryan said the Altschuler team's investigation of those 650 challenged absentee ballots has turned up "hundreds" of voters that he contends should not have been allowed by the Board of Elections to register and vote in Suffolk County. He declined to give a specific number. The research is still continuing, he said.
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Only in leap years; otherwise 365 is sufficient! :)
I believe that it is a felony in New York state.
Being registered in 2 places could be an innocent mistake... After all, people do move. But VOTING in 2 places is specific and willful act.
Mark
“and because of the suicide bombing known as the Carl Paladino campaign.”
How is the Tea Party up there reacting to what happened in the statewide races? The HoR races really followed the national trends, from what I’ve read.
I thought a felony conviction was a year and a day
Isn’t Alaska Senate seat still being decided with recounts??
It’s also common and well now that many New Yorkers are also registered to vote in Florida and often vote in either state with absentee ballots. They have dual residence and claim both states as their main residence. All of this of course, only benefits democrats.
If you vote 2 times in a Federal election I think is also a federal crime. What level state felony?
For tax purposes, some people do have their primary residence in the Hamptons and to prove it are registered to vote out their. That explains the majority. Projects like Countryvote.org are despicable.
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