James Tedisco Concedes in New York’s US House Race, 20th District
April 24th, 2009On April 24, Republican nominee James Tedisco conceded to the Democratic nominee, Scott Murphy, in the March 31 special election for U.S. House in New York’s Hudson Valley (20th district). Thanks to Independent Political Report for this news.
April 24th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
On the absentee ballots that still had his name on them, how did the Libertarian Party candidate do?
April 24th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
New York probably will never say how many votes Eric Sundwall received. Pennsylvania also didn’t count the 2006 ballots that had the Green Party US Senate candidates’s name on them (Carl Romanelli). It was the same situation; the early absentee votes had Romanelli’s name on them but the state kept that information to itself. That’s why the recent lawsuit filed in federal court in Pennsylvania, complaining about Pennsylvania’s failure to count and canvass write-ins, is so important. Write-ins aren’t exactly the same as ballots with a candidate’s name on them, but the principle is the same. All voters must be treated equally. All voters who cast a valid vote have a right to have their votes tallied. The U.S. Supreme Court said this almost 100 years ago.
April 24th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
That’s what Tedisco gets for getting Sundwall off the ballot.
April 24th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
– and that is what LPNY got for not contesting their petition / ballot access challenge.