Sentences with phrase «of absentee ballots»

After the counting of absentee ballots in Onondaga County was completed Friday, Miller had a 953 - vote lead over Stirpe.

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

Gregoire led by about 7,000 votes on election night, but hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots remained to be counted.

The candidates for Colonie town clerk will head to court next week after one of them raised concerns about a surge in the number of absentee ballots cast in the Independence Party primary.

In a quiet electoral surprise late last week, incumbent Olive Town Board member Donnie VanBuren, Republican, lost his bid for a second four year term to Democratic candidate Drew Boggess after the counting of absentee ballots on Friday.

Interestingly, Sparaco boasted on social media that he knew the result of the absentee ballot count before the ballots were opened by the Board of elections.

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

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.

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Conservative Party primary for Essex County Judge continues to be unresolved following the opening of absentee ballots on Friday.

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

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 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.

Although hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots remained to be counted, supporters of the measure deemed their campaign a triumph for the state's children.

Democratic Suffolk sheriff candidate Errol Toulon Jr. is up by 1,657 votes with 76 percent of absentee ballots counted, and is on the verge of formally winning the election against Republican foe Larry Zacarese.

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.

«I thought that if I could get my message out and talk to voters face - to - face I could win,» said Polacco on Sept. 23 following a final count of absentee ballots which delivered him the victory.

Dozens of local elected officials urged state and county agencies to investigate the possible abuse of absentee ballots in multiple races in Albany County.

«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.

With Election Day getting closer, the Erie County Board of Elections is dealing with an avalanche of absentee ballot applications and the problems of getting absentee ballots to the military overseas because of problems in Albany.

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

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.

So this being the case, why does Baghdad Shafran think the majority of absentee ballots being democratic automatically sways this to thompson?

A bin of absentee ballots for the general election is seen at the Albany County Board of Elections on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union archive)

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.

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.

The types of ballots ruled taboo by the judges include categories of absentee ballots submitted by non-registered voters, absentee ballots inside a return envelope not signed by the voter or absentee ballot applications that were not signed, and absentee ballots that were dropped off in person on election day.

This is the second grand jury to probe the handling of absentee ballots in the 2009 Working Families Party primary in the city.

The counting of the absentee ballots began on Thursday and was expected to be done by the end of the day on Friday or possibly Monday.

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

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

Not to mention if 7,000 or so of those absentee ballots are for Busby she wins!

«We keep track of the absentee ballots being returned, tried to see where we were,» he said.

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.

«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.

The tally of absentee ballots today did not change the results of any elections in Onondaga County, officials at the Board of Elections said.

- Active Democrats are receiving a mailing of absentee ballots sent by the Rep. Tom Davis (R - VA 11) campaign.

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.

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.

Two more races featured decisive victories well outside the likely margin of absentee ballots.

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

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

«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.

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

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

Almost half of the absentee ballots submitted were from Democrats, 1,225 were from Republicans, and the rest were from independent voters or those belonging to other parties.

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

Garone said the unofficial count of absentee ballots shows Labate with 168 votes to Lally's 115.

Polacco himself was reticent to discuss the specifics of his absentee ballot strategy, citing the near - certain legal wrangling which will accompany next week's count.