New York Legislator Nolan Refuses to Concede, Trailing by 246 Votes and Calling the Election 'Stolen'
James Nolan, the only Republican on the Westchester County Board of Legislators in New York, has refused to concede his reelection bid, calling the election 'stolen.' According to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections, Nolan trails Democratic challenger Kisha Skipper by 246 votes.
Nolan's 15th District covers parts of Yonkers, Bronxville and Eastchester. On Election Day, ballot scanners failed across much of the county. The New York State Board of Elections later explained that a programming update made for a municipal contest change had not been applied to Election Day machines elsewhere in the county, so the scanners could not read the paper ballots. Hand-marked ballots were placed in emergency ballot bags, transported under police escort to a Board of Elections site, and counted under bipartisan observation.
After ballots were counted on Saturday, November 7, Nolan said in a statement that he had 'serious concerns' about the timing and circumstances of the mass voting-machine shutdown, demanded answers, said he would not concede, and would consider all legal options. He also noted that absentee ballots mailed before Election Day, affidavit ballots and military ballots had not yet been counted.
The race had already been marked by controversy: last month, Skipper was handcuffed and detained by police after a restroom confrontation with Nolan's mother at a candidates' forum in Yonkers. If the current result holds, all 17 seats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators would be held by Democrats for the first time. All figures remain unofficial pending final canvassing and certification.
Source: Westchester County Board of Elections
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