Supreme Court ballots impounded, locking up all contested election races in the Ninth JD

Supreme Court ballots impounded, locking up all contested election races in the Ninth JD

With a slim margin between the two top vote-getters in the Supreme Court race in the Ninth Judicial District, Rockland County Republican Chairman Vincent Reda yesterday got all of the voting machines in Rockland, Westchester, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess counties impounded.

This affects ongoing recounts for other contests in the affected counties, including for two close Orange County Legislature races.

Reda said he wanted to protect the integrity of a recount. “We’re only about 150 votes apart and that involves five counties, so we impounded the machines and the ballots to insure a good count,” he said. “We’re optimistic at the outcome.” A Republican will win since they are the top two vote getters, Reda said.

The winner will be either Orange County Court Judge Stewart Rosenwasser or Suffern Village Justice Matthew Byrne.