Tenney’s 122-vote lead is significant considering State Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte ruled Friday to not count hundreds of affidavit/provisional ballots that never counted but Brindisi was hoping would be reconsidered.
In a 23-page decision, the judge rejected and will not count:
128 ballots from voters who dropped ballots off at the wrong polling place
20 ballots cast in the wrong county, many by college students
85 ballots, cast by people who were deemed “purged voters”
“Purged voters” are people who had been previously registered, but were inactive voters for so long, they were removed from the registration lists.
In his decision, DelConte wrote, “Despite the severity of the transgressions that have been uncovered in this proceeding, including multiple violations of state and federal Election Law, this Court has no authority to grant any other relief…”
He basically argues, despite the blatant errors on the part of some voters, some boards of election offices, and for some, blatant election injustices, the court doesn’t have the power to fix the problems.
Elections staff from the eight counties in NY22 will be back in court Monday for a final review of the ballots.
A schedule has been set for the votes to be certified with New York State.
Tenney’s likely victory based on these rulings doesn’t mean the race is over.
Luke Jackson with Brindisi for Congress released the following statement on Friday night:
“The integrity, accuracy, and efficiency of this process has always been the Brindisi campaign’s priority. With ballots still to be counted as part of the initial count and pending appeals from both parties, it is important not to rush to judgment. We are hopeful that once all the legal ballots are counted, Anthony will be certified the winner.”
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