ALBANY—It's rapidly becoming statistically impossible for Assemblyman Jim Tedisco to win a seat in Congress. My figures are inexact—the calculations here are based on both official Board of Elections numbers, and on conversations with election officials and both campaigns—but the math looks pretty conclusive. Here's what I've come up with: On Election Night, Democrat Scott Read More
ALBANY—It's rapidly becoming statistically impossible for Assemblyman Jim Tedisco to win a seat in Congress.
My figures are inexact—the calculations here are based on both official Board of Elections numbers, and on conversations with election officials and both campaigns—but the math looks pretty conclusive.
Here's what I've come up with:
On Election Night, Democrat Read More
ALBANY—Since he is no longer the minority leader, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco must be present in his seat for his vote to be counted. And there he sat yesterday afternoon, taking the occasional call on his cell phone, chatting with a few colleagues, and glancing down to review the housing legislation currently before his chamber. As Read More
ALBANY—Since he is no longer the minority leader, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco must be present in his seat for his vote to be counted. And there he sat yesterday afternoon, taking the occasional call on his cell phone, chatting with a few colleagues, and glancing down to review the housing legislation currently before his chamber.
As Read More
POUGHKEEPSIE—Attorneys for Republican Assemblyman James Tedisco filed two memoranda of law in the ongoing legal wrangling over absentee ballots in his Congressional race against Democrat Scott Murphy.
Tedisco's lawyers moved to "renew and reargue" a ruling issued last week by Judge James Brands that declared that objections lodged against absentee ballots on the Read More
POUGHKEEPSIE—Attorneys for Republican Assemblyman James Tedisco filed two memoranda of law in the ongoing legal wrangling over absentee ballots in his Congressional race against Democrat Scott Murphy. Tedisco's lawyers moved to "renew and reargue" a ruling issued last week by Judge James Brands that declared that objections lodged against absentee ballots on the basis of Read More
ALBANY—Despite a recent spate of negative developments, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco's legal team thinks there may be an opportunity to change a court ruling rendered against them Wednesday—part of the ongoing fight over paper ballots in the race between Tedisco and Democrat Scott Murphy for the Kirsten Gillibrand House seat. Wednesday's ruling essentially said that the Read More
ALBANY—Despite a recent spate of negative developments, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco's legal team thinks there may be an opportunity to change a court ruling rendered against them Wednesday—part of the ongoing fight over paper ballots in the race between Tedisco and Democrat Scott Murphy for the Kirsten Gillibrand House seat.
Wednesday's ruling essentially said that Read More
POUGHKEEPSIE—There are more than 1,200 absentee ballots in the race to replace Kirsten Gillibrand that will not be opened until next Monday, an attorney representing Democrat Scott Murphy said, when a Supreme Court judge will gather lawyers from both sides together and begin the process of sorting through them.
"We expect that number may Read More
POUGHKEEPSIE—There are more than 1,200 absentee ballots in the race to replace Kirsten Gillibrand that will not be opened until next Monday, an attorney representing Democrat Scott Murphy said, when a Supreme Court judge will gather lawyers from both sides together and begin the process of sorting through them. "We expect that number may grow Read More
HUDSON—Attorneys representing Republican Assemblyman Jim Tedisco are objecting to nearly every absentee ballot mailed to Columbia County from the five boroughs or Florida. In turn, lawyers for Democrat Scott Murphy are accusing the Republicans of weeding out Jewish names and stalling where there is clear legal precedent to allow the votes.
The overall tally has Read More
POUGHKEEPSIE—Lawyers for both candidates vying to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress appeared this morning in court in Dutchess County, without a judge. They still argued.
Judge James V. Brands, who will preside over absentee-ballot ballot arguments, is in the hospital undergoing tests this morning, his clerk told a courtroom packed with reporters, representatives of Read More
POUGHKEEPSIE—Lawyers for both candidates vying to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress appeared this morning in court in Dutchess County, without a judge. They still argued. Judge James V. Brands, who will preside over absentee-ballot ballot arguments, is in the hospital undergoing tests this morning, his clerk told a courtroom packed with reporters, representatives of both Read More
POUGHKEEPSIE—Attorneys representing Jim Tedisco and Scott Murphy met in court today to argue over a procedure for recanvassing voting machines and counting absentee ballots in the neck-and-neck race to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress. Judge James Brands said he will issue an order this afternoon asking county boards of elections that have not already done Read More
POUGHKEEPSIE—Attorneys representing Jim Tedisco and Scott Murphy met in court today to argue over a procedure for recanvassing voting machines and counting absentee ballots in the neck-and-neck race to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress.
Judge James Brands said he will issue an order this afternoon asking county boards of elections that have not already Read More
