Official Tally Stalled in September 10 Primary:
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by Judy Silberstein

(September 17, 2002) It’s been more than a week since the Primary elections on September 10, yet official vote counts are still unavailable. According to the Westchester County Board of Elections, the final vote totals will not be released until the New York State Supreme Court officially certifies the entire election. This often takes two weeks or more, since any problem anywhere in the state will hold up the certification. At the moment, because of ongoing difficulties in the Naomi Matusow-Adam Bradley race in Assembly District 89, the entire process may be slower than usual.

The unofficial count from the County Board of Elections showed Matusow ahead of Bradley by 99 votes out of 4995 cast. However, when election workers rechecked the tallies on September 17, they found votes from two districts had been overlooked. Now, Adam Bradley is ahead by 31 votes. On Wednesday afternoon the election commissioners were huddled in a meeting attempting to decide what their next steps should be.

In Mamaroneck, it is unlikely that recanvassing would impact the outcome of the election. The unofficial count shows Bramson ahead of Tocci 62% to 38% in the overall total for Assembly District 91. However, until the vote is certified, the County Board of Elections will not release the tallies for each precinct. Furthermore, neither the unofficial nor the certified precinct numbers will be posted on the County’s website. Local voters interested in how the candidates fared in particular parts of the 91st district are out of luck for now.

Larchmont Gazette will continue to monitor the situation at the County Board of Election. As soon as the County Board releases the precinct numbers, the counts will be posted on Larchmont Gazette. According to the County spokesperson, this could take a few days, or a few weeks.

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