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Over-votes in Nassau election districts questioned

Originally published: November 13, 2009 1:14 PM
Updated: November 13, 2009 10:24 PM
By WILLIAM MURPHY AND CELESTE HADRICK  william.murphy@newsday.com, celeste.hadrick@newsday.com

Quick ReadEdward Mangano was ahead by 459 votes as of Friday morning, a Democratic lawyer told a judge Friday, saying later a count of paper ballots could take weeks.

Candidates for Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, Ed

Photo credit: Danielle Finkelstein | Candidates for Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, Ed Mangano, and Steve Hansen debate at Hofstra University. (Oct. 27, 2009)

A lawyer for Nassau County Democrats said Friday that the party's legal team is investigating over-votes in some districts and may actually call for a new election if there are enough votes in question.

"We are ascertaining whether the number of votes on the machines reflect the number of people who actually signed in to vote," attorney Steven Schlesinger said. "We know there are instances...

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