Sentences with phrase «half of the absentee ballots»

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, giving First Draft an exclusive look at its [Iowa] numbers, says it is ahead of its Republican counterpart in terms of absentee ballots requested — 58,000 to 31,000.

Saratoga County Clerk Kathy Marchione was up 106 votes heading into today's counting of absentee ballots in Rensselaer County and Washington County.

«With counting of absentee ballots now nearly concluded, it is clear that John Brooks will be the next State Senator from New York's 8th District,» said Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs.

Flanagan's re-election comes as the outcome of two races with Republican incumbents remain in doubt, with a review of absentee ballots and a likely recount to delay the calls for weeks to come.

In a twist that turned tragedy into farce, the second run - off ordered by the Constitutional Court, scheduled for October had to be postponed: the glue on thousands of absentee ballots had come unstuck, rendering them invalid.

The biggest problem in the Miami mayoral race was the abuse of absentee ballots, not the voting of convicted felons.

«We're obviously thrilled, but realize there still needs to be the counting of the absentee ballots.»

The results remain unofficial pending the counting of absentee ballots.

Republican David Storobin is currently ahead in the recount of last Tuesday's special election in Brooklyn, and at least some Democrats see a long - term advantage if his lead holds after all of the absentee ballots are counted later this week.

«Given the outcome of the absentee ballot count, I am honored and gratified the Republican voters have supported and selected me to serve as their candidate,» Saland said in a statement.

The Democrats have built a nearly 5 - 1 advantage statewide in the number of absentee ballots requested as of Wednesday, with 119,318 compared to 24,909 for Republicans, according to the Iowa Secretary of State's Office.

It could be another week before outstanding 50,000 outstanding ballots — and an unknown number of absentee ballots from rural Alaskan villages — are counted.

During the legal process, each side accused the other of vote fraud, and a significant number of absentee ballots were disputed.

The county elections board will begin its count of absentee ballots on April 27, and expects to finish by the end of next week, Gugerty said.

In a prepared statement, Saland, R - Poughkeepsie, said he conceded after learning the final count of absentee ballots and affidavits.

MAYVILLE - Two local races on primary day were too close to call and as a result, will have to await until the arrival of absentee ballots.

She and Lenihan also pointed out the increased use of absentee ballots — a method of voting they estimate is seeing increased use this year.

To those who suggest the current option of the absentee ballot: that choice offers an early vote only to those swearing they will be out of the county or who are physically unable to come to the polls, not to those who anticipate a personal or work - related barrier on election day.

Tomorrow is the official count of absentee ballots and nobody is more excited than Martha Flores Vazquez who is anticipating a victory for the District Leader post in AD 40 Part B located in Flushing.

Should his victory stand the test of the absentee ballots, Schoonmaker will be the youngest local councilman that anyone can remember.

Asked how he was feeling at Tuesday's Democratic gala at Touch of Venice in Cutchogue, «I think it's very close and I think it's going to be in the hands of the absentee ballots out there.

As of 11:52 p.m. Tuesday evening, 56 % of the absentee ballots were counted, with an unofficial total of 1,198 votes for Slaughter and 1,175 for Assini.

Village of Catskill Final tally, after the counting of the absentee ballots: Joe Kozloski 317, Peter Grasse 264 — Joe by 53 votes.

I don't know why Bonnie Parker's poem popped into my head after the counting of the absentee ballots last week relegated John Parete to the sidelines.

Bishop's attorney, Thomas Garry, is planning to file legal paperwork asking a Suffolk judge to order a hand recount of the 185,000 ballots cast, and elections officials are preparing to begin the count of absentee ballots, perhaps as soon as Tuesday, elections officials said.

There is also a significant number of absentee ballots that are still untabulated.

City Councilman Elizabeth Crowley acknowledged Wednesday night that her opponent's margin of victory held during a tally of absentee ballots Wednesday in a very close Queens city council race.

Dionisio said he was initially concerned that his victory could be at stake due to the quantity of absentee ballots.

Former Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne - Holst's primary night lead of 29 votes has increased to 188 after 46 percent of absentee ballots were counted Thursday at the Suffolk County Board of Elections.

After a count of absentee ballots, there is a winner of Troy's Democratic mayoral primary.

«We don't know of any absentee ballots that weren't returned to us,» said Republican Election Commissioner Allison McGahay.

With the last batch of absentee ballots counted, Lamb, a 33 - year - old former prosecutor and first - time candidate, saw his edge shrink slightly, to 627 votes Wednesday out of more than 224,000 cast, according to unofficial results.

Republicans mulled court action on the grounds that party lawyers were prevented from observing the counting of some absentee ballots, voting machines erroneously recorded votes from Lamb, and voters were confused by some information from the state election Web site.

Forty - six people, mainly city workers, were found guilty in a wide - ranging conspiracy to purchase votes through the use of absentee ballots.

The analysis shows 491 cases of absentee ballot fraud and 400 cases of registration fraud.

During a brief hearing on the search warrant application Smith told Herrick that he has established probable cause to support his request and uncovered enough evidence to show that dozens of absentee ballots for the Working Families Party were forged and attributed to voters who had no role in filling them out.

But Democratic sources in the Ohio Board of Elections have confirmed to the Free Press that about 10 percent of the absentee ballots cast so far are being rejected because of a technicality involving obscure driver's license numbers demanded on the ballot.

The investigation centers on allegations that dozens of absentee ballots were forged or contained false information attributed to voters when the documents were submitted to the Rensselaer County Board of Elections during last September's Working Families Party primary elections in Troy.

Also running, with some slim hopes for the opening of absentee ballots next week, was Democrat Drew Boggess — just eleven behind, with 604 votes.

After seeing early results of the absentee ballot counts, he called Miller on Thursday to congratulate him on his victory.

Davis said the Clinton County Board of Elections failed to follow proper election rules by not allowing him to attend a hand count of absentee ballots and affidavits on Nov. 15.

Traditionally, a low return of absentee ballots portends even lower «poll» voting, so this may not materialize.

The scene was set for Wednesday morning's dramatic recanvassing and opening of absentee ballots by too - close - to - call unofficial results in last Tuesday's primaries.

With the tallying of absentee - ballots near completion, on November 20, 2009, Owens» lead over Hoffman surpassed the total number of absentee ballots left, making it mathematically impossible for Hoffman to win.

Like Gardiner, the elections in Highland were intense, with voter turnout high and some of the races too close to call until all of the absentee ballots were counted a week later by the Ulster County Board of Elections.

Paul Pate and Brad Anderson discussed their views on voter ID and administration of absentee ballots during a debate for the public affairs program Iowa Press.

I think that a candidate handing in a stack of absentee ballots is patently wrong.

Vote totals need to be certified by the Board of Elections and will include a large number of absentee ballots.

Anderson countered that third - party groups ensure timely delivery of absentee ballots as elections near and protect the rights of voters with disabilities.

John Perry, his town's former assessor and a longtime fixture for his coaching of local kids» sports teams, will be the new town supervisor in Hurley after the counting of absentee ballots on Monday, November 20 gave him 13 more votes than former Woodstock supervisor and now West Hurley resident Tracy Kellogg, who was making her third run for the position on Democratic, Green and Working Family party lines.