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timesunion.com - 4/6/2009
Court will rule on 20th CD absentee ballot schedule -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY
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POUGHKEEPSIE — A state Supreme Court judge could rule as soon as today as to whether or not the first round of absentee ballots in the 20th Congresisional District special election may be opened Wednesday. Judge James Brands' order will also direct the boards of election in the 10-county ...
Democrat in NY-20 ups lead to 46 votes
thehill.com - 4/10/2009
Democrat in NY-20 ups lead to 46 votes
— thehill.com — Democrat Scott Murphy has taken a 46-vote lead in the special election for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-N.Y.)... former House seat, as absentee votes continue to be counted. Murphy took the lead Friday morning after more than 1,400 of 6,700 absentee ... (more) Democrat in NY-20 ups lead to 46 votes

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Murphy Leads by 83; Judge Says Start Counting Paper Ballots on Wednesday, Finish Machine Recanvass
politickerny.com - 4/6/2009
Murphy Leads by 83; Judge Says Start Counting Paper Ballots on Wednesday, Finish Machine Recanvass
— politickerny.com — ALBANY—The most up-to-date figures we can muster in the race to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress now... has Democrat Scott Murphy leading by 83 votes over Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, state and county elections officials said. This is updated from our ... (more) Murphy Leads by 83; Judge Says Start Counting Paper ...

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Latest 20th count: Murphy up by 34
blogs.timesunion.com - 4/10/2009
Latest 20th count: Murphy up by 34
— blogs.timesunion.com — In the latest installment of the 20th CD election saga, Democrat Scott Murphy has 34 votes over... Republican Jim Tedisco. This tally combines the latest count from the State Board of Elections (which has Murphy up by 8 points) and a newer tally from ... (more) Latest 20th count: Murphy up by 34

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TPM Election Central:  The Next Question In NY-20: When To Count The Absentee Votes

Firedoglake:  Roger Stone, On the Ground in NY-20

The BRAD BLOG:  'Daily Voting News' For April 06, 2009

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The Next Question In NY-20: When To Count The Absentee Votes
TPM Election Central — ... A court in Dutchess County, New York, met this morning and heard arguments on the most immediate legal issue in the NY-20 special election: When to count the several-thousand absentee ballots that will decide this race. An order could come as soon as today. ...

Roger Stone, On the Ground in NY-20
Firedoglake — ... Scott Murphy wants domestic absentee ballots to be counted starting on Wednesday, which by law they should be. But the state GOP and Tedisco don't want the ballots to be counted until April 13, the deadline for receipt of overseas absentee ballots. A judge should rule on the matter soon. ...

Tedisco Currently Ahead; Judge Rules Against His Effort To Delay Counting Absentees
TPM Election Central — ... Tedisco's attorney had argued today that the regular absentees should be counted with the overseas and military ballots, which are in turn due to arrive next week under a consent decree that the state entered into with the Department of Justice to extend the deadline for the latter voters' ballots to come in the mail. ...

'Daily Voting News' For April 06, 2009
The BRAD BLOG — ... Norm Coleman and Al Franken? Just ask the Stocke family of Aitkin County. http://www.startribune.c..._Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiU MN: Pile of Minn. Senate ballots that may count drops http://www.jamestownsun....e=view&id=D97D45F83 NY: A Short History of the New York Democracy Wars http://paperballotwarrior.blogspot.com/ NY: Court will rule on 20th CD absentee ballot schedule http://www.timesunion.co...story.asp?storyID=787534 NY: ...

'Daily Voting News' For April 07, 2009
The BRAD BLOG — ... MN: Franken extends lead over Coleman http://www.startribune.c...yc:aU1yDEmP:QMDCinchO7DU MN: MN Senate Election Judges Count Final Ballots, Find Franken Wins! http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7049 NY: NY-20 - Supreme Court allows counting of paper ballots http://capitalnews9.com/...per-ballots/Default.aspx NY: NY-20 - Absentee count to start Wednesday http://www.timesunion.co...story.asp?storyID=787534 OK: Voter ID law stirs partisan ...

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