{"id":515641,"date":"2022-11-24T23:55:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T20:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/pheffer-amato-down-by-3-votes-in-queens-assembly-race-against-thomas-sullivan\/"},"modified":"2022-11-24T23:55:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T20:55:37","slug":"pheffer-amato-down-by-3-votes-in-queens-assembly-race-against-thomas-sullivan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pheffer-amato-down-by-3-votes-in-queens-assembly-race-against-thomas-sullivan\/","title":{"rendered":"#Pheffer Amato down by 3 votes in Queens Assembly race against Thomas Sullivan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a02689974\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a02689974\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/pheffer-amato-down-by-3-votes-in-queens-assembly-race-against-thomas-sullivan\/#%E2%80%9CPheffer_Amato_down_by_3_votes_in_Queens_Assembly_race_against_Thomas_Sullivan%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Pheffer Amato down by 3 votes in Queens Assembly race against Thomas Sullivan&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPheffer_Amato_down_by_3_votes_in_Queens_Assembly_race_against_Thomas_Sullivan%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Pheffer Amato down by 3 votes in Queens Assembly race against Thomas Sullivan&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Republican Thomas Sullivan is leading incumbent Queens Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato by a razor-thin three-vote margin as a recount looms in the race \u2014 as well as legal fights over dozens of ballots now being disputed by the Democrat. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to court to ensure that rules and regulations follow the law as stated and are interpreted liberally in favor of protecting the rights of voters to have their ballots cast and counted,&#8217;\u201d Amato (D-Rockaways) said Wednesday while referring to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/hochul-marks-juneteenth-holiday-by-signing-new-york-voting-rights-act\">new law approved by Albany Democrats<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo voter should be penalized with arbitrary determinations which defy logic and prevent a voter from even attempting to cure potential errors,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The case filed by the three-term legislator in state Supreme Court in Queens concerns whether 92 disputed absentee votes \u2013 out of 32,245 cast in the election \u2013 might still count despite problems like voters forgetting to sign them or seal envelopes.<\/p>\n<p>Two more votes were improperly invalidated by elections officials, according to the press release, which also notes that nearly a dozen more ballots unrelated to the court case might still be counted as well, according to Pheffer Amato.<\/p>\n<p>Sullivan, an Army Reserve veteran who has worked in the financial industry, is vowing to fight efforts by his Democratic rival to get the courts to reverse decisions made by election officials in the race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thomas-sullivan-republican-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=589\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Thomas P. Sullivan.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thomas-sullivan-republican-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1178 1178w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thomas-sullivan-republican-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=884 883w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thomas-sullivan-republican-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=589 589w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thomas-sullivan-republican-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=295 294w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thomas-sullivan-republican-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Republican Thomas Sullivan leads the race by a three-vote margin.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thomas-sullivan-republican-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=354\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Thomas Sullivan\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thomas-sullivan-republican-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=708 708w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thomas-sullivan-republican-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=531 531w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thomas-sullivan-republican-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=354 354w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thomas-sullivan-republican-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=177 177w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/thomas-sullivan-republican-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Sullivan is an Army Reserve veteran and worked in the financial industry.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Facebook<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThose ballots were voided by a bipartisan team from the Board of Elections and there were material mistakes on those ballots that that put the the integrity of the ballot in question,\u201d Sullivan told The Post Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was either not postmarked, not sealed, not signed,\u201d he added about the disputed votes.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear how Sullivan\u2019s three-vote lead might grow or dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear depending on a court ruling expected in upcoming weeks or the manual recount required under state law given the close margin. <\/p>\n<p>President Biden won the newly-drawn district covering parts of the Rockaways, Howard Beach and Ozone Park in Queens by a 52.4% to 47.6% margin over Donald Trump in 2020, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newyork.redistrictingandyou.org\/?districtType=ad&amp;propA=current_2012&amp;propB=assm_latfor_20220203&amp;selected=-73.892,40.558#%26map=11.09\/40.562\/-73.8845\">according to CUNY Mapping Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/stacey-pheffer-amato-democrat-3.jpg?w=676\" alt=\"Stacey Pheffer Amato.\" class=\"wp-image-24779181\" width=\"618\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/stacey-pheffer-amato-democrat-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1236 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/stacey-pheffer-amato-democrat-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=927 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/stacey-pheffer-amato-democrat-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/stacey-pheffer-amato-democrat-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=309 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/stacey-pheffer-amato-democrat-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Amato\u2019s case concerns whether 92 disputed absentee votes might still count despite problems like voters forgetting to sign them or seal envelopes.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dennis A. Clark<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the Assembly District is one of several that Republican Lee Zeldin won while campaigning hard on opposing criminal justice reforms in his close race against Gov. Kathy Hochul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of my commitments during the campaign was to break down this no cash bail law,\u201d Sullivan said about what he wants to do in Albany if he ekes out a victory in the end.<\/p>\n<p>Some defeated down-ballot Democrats have blamed Hochul\u2019s \u201chot mess\u201d campaign for failing to give them the coattails they needed to win close races in places like the outer boroughs where the GOP scored several upset victories this November.<\/p>\n<p>But legal technicalities could cost Republicans seats in the Legislature before lawmakers begin their new terms in January, with a Brooklyn Assembly race possibly coming down to whether or not the apparent GOP winner met residency requirements. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhoever the loser is won\u2019t trust the process anymore,\u201d Sullivan said Thursday about his own three-vote nail-biter.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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