Brindisi Campaign Statement On Ongoing Ballot Count In NY-22

by Contributor | February 3, 2021 9:24 am

UTICA, NY – Brindisi for Congress issued the following statement regarding the ongoing ballot count in NY-22:

“The voters of New York’s congressional district decide who represents them, not Claudia Tenney. With a margin between the two candidates of less than .04%, the courts must make sure the voters of New York’s 22nd congressional district receive a complete and fair counting of all lawful votes. We are pleased that the Supreme Court issued a temporary stay of Oneida County’s certification in order to ensure the legal system has a full opportunity to review the many issues in this election.  We look forward to continuing the legal process and remain confident that once this is resolved, Anthony Brindisi will be declared the winner and returned to Congress to continue his important work for the voters of NY-22.”- Luke Jackson, Brindisi for Congress Spokesman.

Background:

• The count is not certified.

• This is the initial count, not a recount.

• Both campaigns have appealed the Court’s decisions and those appeals have not been heard.

• Tenney tried to prevent legally cast ballots from being counted and is trying to disenfranchise voters:

  • A ballot of a legal voter who changed her last name (for example through marriage) but remained registered to vote.

  • A ballot marked with a small stain on the back of it–Tenney argues that the ballot should be thrown out because her team claims the stain is identifying genetic material even though it is not clear what the material is.

  • Absentee ballots where voters adhered to the NYSBOE guidance and dropped their ballot off at an Early Voting or Election Day polling location.

  • Ballots that, according to sworn testimony from multiple election workers, were timely cast and received by the county but were stamped with an inaccurate timestamp.

  • Ballots with stray markings – Tenney argued that a ballot is invalid because a voter underlined the word “two” in the instructions provided on the ballot

• Tenney has consistently undermined the integrity of the election and her legal team sought to suppress legal votes:

  • Tenney’s claim that dead people were voting received a “pants on fire” from Politifact NY.

  • Tenney and her allies claim fraud and make false accusations in order to raise money despite Justice DelConte saying “To be clear, there is absolutely no evidence or even an allegation before this court of any fraud on the part of the boards or the campaigns.”

  • In court, Tenney’s team argued for an incomplete and inaccurate vote total to be certified as the result because she was ahead.

• When Anthony Brindisi led in the contest, Tenney’s camp claimed. “the law was not followed when ballots were challenged and tabulated in this election.” Shortly after she reclaimed a slim lead, the Tenney team argued for certification immediately.

*Press release from Anthony Brindisi’s Campaign.

Source URL: https://oswegocountytoday.com/news/brindisi-campaign-statement-on-ongoing-ballot-count-in-ny-22/

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