Politics & Government
Orangetown Supervisor Election: Final Ruling Still Pending
It may be Monday, Dec. 9 before Judge Victor J. Alfieri makes his final rulings.
Oral testimony was completed Tuesday in court proceedings related to the Orangetown Supervisor election, but a final ruling by Judge Victor J. Alfieri will have to wait until Friday at the earliest, possibly Monday, Dec. 9.
According to Rockland County Elections Commissioner Kristen Stavisky, memoranda of law are due from the attorneys by 5 p.m. Thursday, a full month after election day.
Incumbent Democrat Andy Stewart currently has an unofficial total of 6,161 votes to 6,158 for Republican challenger Walter Wettje. There are still 12 absentee ballots that have not been counted pending a challenge by Stewart. Alfieri must rule on those, as well as challenges to votes that have already been counted. There is also a chance that an appeal would be filed once Alfieri makes his final rulings.
For more on the legal proceedings to this point, see this report on Patch.
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