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Tom Magnarelli / WRVO Public Media Oneida County s elections commissioners are stepping down, after an extremely close election for the 22nd Congressional District revealed significant errors on behalf of the County Board of Elections. Carolanne Cardone, the Democratic elections commissioner, submitted her resignation on Tuesday, according to the Oneida County Legislature clerk. The Republican elections commissioner, Rose Grimaldi, is expected to submit her resignation Wednesday. Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to remove the elections commissioners, last week, saying “the way the 2020 election was run in Oneida County was an abject failure.” “Voters were disenfranchised,” Picente said in a letter to Cuomo. “The outcome of a congressional race was held in limbo for over three months, leaving this county and district without federal representation while we fight a global pandemic.” ....
Anthony Brindisi says he supports a call for the removal of the two commissioners of the Oneida County Board of Elections. Brindisi, a Democrat, on Monday congratulated Republican challenger Claudia Tenney after a drawn-out race for New York s 22nd district congressional seat. Brindisi had been seeking reelection to the post he won when he defeated Tenney in the 2018 election. Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente has asked Governor Andrew Cuomo to remove the county s two election commissioners because of errors associated with the congressional election. Speaking on WNBF Radio s Binghamton Now program, Brindisi said he supports Picente s request that the commissioners be ousted 100 percent. ....