The Journal News July 29, 2015 “The balloting ended nearly a year ago, but the counting has only just begun. Town officials on Wednesday began the laborious task of validating more than 3,000 absentee and affidavit ballots from September’s contested ward system vote under the watchful scrutiny of critics who have alleged election fraud.Officials said the paper processing could take days.
The vote, which took two years to get to referendum in the face of official opposition, was marked by heavy turnout and confusion over “affidavit” ballots, which are used by residents who are not registered but still eligible to vote. The affidavit ballots will be either validated or rejected, with photocopies made of each in case of future legal challenges.” Read the full text of the Journal News article here.