nd Congressional District.
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Judge Scott Delconte is giving the Oneida County Board of Elections until the end of the day January 27 to review voter registrations that had been made through the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles on time but not recorded by that county’s board of elections.
Incumbent Congressman Anthony Brindisi, the Democrat and Republican challenger and former Congresswoman Claudia Tenney are at odds over whether those affidavit votes should be counted.
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On election night, Tenney looked ready to take her congressional seat back, leading by thousands of votes. That lead had been trimmed down to a couple dozen votes.
At least 63 voters who did everything right could see votes nixed in Brindisi-Tenney race
Updated Jan 08, 2021;
Posted Jan 08, 2021
Republican Claudia Tenney and Democrat Anthony Brindisi are fighting for the 22nd Congressional District in a court battle, which has continued more for more than two months after Election Day.Staff and provided photos
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OSWEGO, N.Y. At least 63 voters who met every obligation to legally vote in the hotly contested 22nd Congressional District race could still see their votes tossed because of a month-long delay in processing their applications, according to testimony in court today.
Democrat Anthony Brindisi currently trails Republican Claudia Tenney by 29 votes in the last undecided House race in the country. Attorneys for both candidates are fighting for every vote in the race in a court battle over which State Supreme Court Judge Scott DelConte is presiding.
Judge seems skeptical of Brindisi effort to revive ‘purged’ votes in NY22nd fight
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
OSWEGO, N.Y. An effort by Democrat Anthony Brindisi to count ballots from voters who were purged from state voter rolls was met with tough questions from State Supreme Court Judge Scott DelConte today.
DelConte will rule on about 2,500 challenged ballots case in New York’s 22nd Congressional District, the only undecided race in the House of Representatives. Brindisi, of Utica, currently trails Tenney, a Republican from New Hartford, by 29 votes of 311,695 cast for the two candidates.
Brindisi is fighting for every vote in a race this close, and DelConte on Wednesday seemed skeptical of an argument that his attorneys have offered regarding at least 80 purged voters from Oneida County he hopes to add to the count.