On a Facebook page authored by the then «Legislator Frank Sparaco» he appeared to have pre-knowledge of the contents
of the absentee ballots which were not due to be opened until Tuesday, Sept 17, 2013 stating: I want to thank all of you that supported our team in this years primary election.
«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.
Not exact matches
There are 1,137
absentee ballots out in the 43rd district, according to CapCon,
which also has a breakdown
of where all
of them are located.
In addition to the 757 valid
absentee ballots, there are hundreds more invalid
absentee ballots, some
of which are likely to be successfully contested by the two campaigns.
Tammy Sun, a spokeswoman for attorney Sean Coffey, a former prosecutor who lives in Westchester and is also running for the Democratic nomination, did not comment on Rice, but said
of Coffey's record - voting 15 out
of 26 years - several were military
absentee ballots which may have gone uncounted.
Republicans cast 6,168
absentee ballots, Democrats accounted for 5,330 and 1,072 came from members
of the Conservative and Independence parties,
which backed Toulon.
The city Board
of Elections said the results available are unofficial and there will be a counting
of all paper
ballots,
which includes affidavit,
absentee and overseas
ballots, among others.
Greg Faulkner, the chair
of Community Board 7, who was heavily involved in Cabrera's campaign, told me that they found out all the names and addresses
of the voters who requested
absentee ballots,
which will need to be counted before Cabrera is declared the victor.
«It makes much more sense if you are trying to steal an election by either manipulating results on the back end through election official misconduct or to use
absentee ballots,
which are easier to control and to maintain,» said Hasen, the UC, Irvine, professor
of political science.
[There are still over 2,700
absentee ballots to be counted, nearly two - thirds
of which were returned by Democrats.]
There are still over 2,700
absentee ballots to be counted, nearly two - thirds
of which were returned by Democrats.
The Department
of Justice had originally sued New York for failing to comply with the federal MOVE Act,
which required military and overseas
ballots in
absentee voters» hands no later than Aug. 18.
Blackmon, who is running for the 9th Council District
which covers Harlem and parts
of the Upper West Side, can appeal at a Jan. 31 hearing, but military and
absentee ballots will have already been sent by that time.
For $ 109,000, the company produced
absentee -
ballot application forms sent to voters,
which included materials critical
of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, an ally
of the Senate Democrats, the filing states.
The outcome
of the primary then will be decided by 103
absentee ballots and an undetermined number of affidavit votes — votes cast by voters whose eligibility to vote could not immediately be determined at the polling place — which will be counted at the Ulster County Board of Elections on Wednesday Sept. 21, starting at 10 a.m. Absentee ballots needed to be postmarked by Sept. 13 and received no later than S
absentee ballots and an undetermined number
of affidavit votes — votes cast by voters whose eligibility to vote could not immediately be determined at the polling place —
which will be counted at the Ulster County Board
of Elections on Wednesday Sept. 21, starting at 10 a.m.
Absentee ballots needed to be postmarked by Sept. 13 and received no later than S
Absentee ballots needed to be postmarked by Sept. 13 and received no later than Sept. 21.
Still outstanding are
absentee ballots,
which have until May 1 to arrive at local boards
of elections in the seven counties involved in the sprawling district.
That possibility remains for former county Democratic Party chair and incumbent county legislator John Parete
of Boiceville, who holds a slim 20 - vote lead over Democratic challenger Kathy Nolan in the 22nd district,
which includes Shandaken, Olive, Denning and Hardenburgh, with at least 217
absentee ballots still to count.
That possibility remains for former county Democratic Party chair and incumbent county legislator John Parete
of Boiceville, who holds a slim 20 vote lead over Democratic challenger Kathy Nolan in the 22nd district,
which includes Shandaken, Olive, Denning and Hardenburgh, with 217
absentee ballots on hand at the county board
of elections and a possibility
of more arriving before they can be opened beginning Wednesday, November 15.
«I'm hearing there were 143
absentee ballots issued,
of which 99 have been returned.
At 9 a.m., there will be a hearing in Saratoga County Court at
which a judge will set the ground rules for the recanvassing
of the machine vote and counting
of absentee ballot votes in the 43rd SD primary race between Sen. Roy McDonald and County Clerk Kathy Marchione.
City Board
of Elections Valerie Vasquez said an audit still needs to occur
of the voting machines and
absentee ballots must be counted,
which could take weeks.
There are still 10,000
absentee ballots to be counted, only 6,000
of which have been sent back to the board.
Now, Clement's only hope lies in state Supreme Court, where a judge Monday will determine the fate
of 26
absentee ballots which were challenged by attorneys for the candidates.
«I placed a call to Sheriff Howard earlier this morning to congratulate him on his apparent win and also to tell him that, given the extraordinary closeness
of the race, I believe it is prudent and sensible to await the official vote certification by the Erie County Board
of Elections,
which includes the tally
of all
absentee ballots,» says Tolbert in a statement issued by his campaign.
Despite charges
of voter fraud,
which included reports from the Altschuler camp and on FoxNews that registered voters in New York City with vacation homes on the East End had cast
absentee ballots in the race here, the numbers weren't adding up for Mr. Altschuler.
Both are engaged in a court action to resolve the outcome
of the Conservative Party primary race,
which hinges on two
absentee ballots.
While Mr. Calone won the towns
of Brookhaven and East Hampton in the election night results, Ms. Throne - Holst had the lead in
absentee ballots in each
of the sevens towns the district covers except Islip,
which had only 17
absentee votes.
That race hangs in the balance, and will come down to
absentee ballots,
of which Essex County sent out 1,900.
After a count
of the 548
absentee ballots,
of which only two were thrown out for irregularities, the vote shifted against charter change.
Mr. Schiliro defeated incumbent Republican Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo by 12 votes, but a Suffolk County Board
of Elections official said
absentee ballots still need to be tallied,
which will be done next week.
American citizens who are overseas, including active members
of the military, are covered by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act that, among other things, provides for a Federal Write - In Absentee Ballot which may be used in place of absentee ballots provided under sta
Absentee Voting Act that, among other things, provides for a Federal Write - In
Absentee Ballot which may be used in place of absentee ballots provided under sta
Absentee Ballot which may be used in place
of absentee ballots provided under sta
absentee ballots provided under state laws.
Currently, Democratic challenger Al Franken holds a slight lead
of about 50 votes over Republican incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman, but this number does not reflect what could be more than a thousand improperly rejected
absentee ballots still to be tallied,
which would sway results.
Deputy Secretary
of State Jim Gelbmann oversaw the tallying
of roughly 950 improperly rejected
absentee ballots Saturday,
which was the last remaining hurdle in the canvassing board's procedure.
Election officials also expect more
absentee ballots,
which take longer to count, cast by voters distrustful
of the new machines.
The only question was the fate
of 22
absentee ballots which had been challenged by the candidates and remained unopened.
However, on September 20, 2013 (10 days after the primary) the Board
of Elections issued a letter stating that they were returning the voters
absentee ballots which could not be processed.
The results
of the
absentee ballot campaign
which brought in an astounding 97 % +
of the votes for Ballard and gave him the Working Families nomination were reported on Sparaco's Facebook page before the Board
of Elections had announced the actual count.
The Board
of Elections, a quasi-state agency funded by the city, is set to roll out a new website in the coming months
which will provide New Yorkers with an «electronically assisted way» to fill out a voter registration form and an
absentee ballot application, according to BOE Executive Director Michael Ryan, who testified at a budget hearing
of the City Council's Committee on Governmental Operations on Monday.
In the 2013 election his Democratic opponent won a primary election for the minority Working Families Party only to find that Ballard's patronage employee, Frank Sparaco, then employed as Ballards's «Constituent Services Representative, working in conjunction with numerous favored highway employees had rounded up a bunch
of absentee ballots over 90 %
of which when opened contained votes for Ballard and reversed the result
of the vote at the
ballot on election day.
For example, Republican Ballard was given the Independence Party line in November 2013 in the race for Superintendent
of Highways in Clarkstown and Sparaco claimed the ultra-left Democratic Working Families Party line for Ballard in the same election by a write - in
absentee ballot campaign
which reversed the vote recorded at the polling booths that had gone to Ballard's Democratic opponent.
Six individuals were promoted several
of which were involved in Ballard's re-election campaign and one
of whom testified as to his role in the collection
of absentee ballots with Frank Sparaco in a case in the Supreme Court.
The Republican Committee also reportedly developed conclusive evidence that Sparaco engaged in an organized
absentee ballot campaign in support
of Democrat David Fried in last year's County Executive race
which Republican Ed Day won.
The latest concerns in the 11th Ward come amid the county Board
of Elections denying Keefe's request for copies
of the most recent
absentee ballot applications —
which were provided to the public before the Sept. 12 primary.