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An irregularity at Nassau ballot count?

Originally published: November 17, 2009 12:23 PM
Updated: November 17, 2009 12:41 PM
By WILLIAM MURPHY  william.murphy@newsday.com

Quick ReadBoard of Elections workers and teams of lawyers resumed counting absentee ballots Tuesday morning.

Elections workers, lawyers and observers county paper ballots

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Elections workers, lawyers and observers county paper ballots that will help decide the race for Nassau County Executive on Tuesday. (Nov. 17, 2009)

Board of Elections workers and teams of lawyers continued counting absentee ballots Tuesday in tightly contested races for Nassau County executive, county comptroller and a handful of other races.

There was a brief flurry of activity at about 11:15 a.m. when the team at Table No. 4 reported an irregularity.

They had agreed to open a ballot that looked proper, but found an extra sheet...

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