Tedisco's Lawyer Will File to Impound Ballots in Today's NY-20 Election

[Stephanie]

Polls don't close until 9:00 tonight but Tedisco's ready to litigate already. The election is for Gillibrand's old House seat.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/03/ny-20_tediscos.php

NY-20: Republican Lawyer Will File to Impound Ballots in Dutchess County
Posted by Roy Edroso at 2:53 PM, March 31, 2009

Well, that was quick. Dutchess County Election Commission Fran Knapp tells us that John Ciampoli, a Republican lawyer, has informed her that he plans to file in Supreme Court to impound ballots from that county in today's special election. She says her understanding is that he wants the paper ballots impounded, though his filing may extend to the machines as well. Ciampoli was involved in the push to get Libertarian Eric Sundwall off the ballot and is known as a hard political infighter -- and Dutchess County Supreme Court Judge James Brands is said to be sympathetic to the Republican Party. (Ciampoli filed his Sundwall petition challenge with Judge Brands.)

We figured the paper ballots would be important in this expectedly close race, but we didn't imagine the Republicans (whose candidate, Jim Tedisco, trails) would start talking about impounding them six hours before the polls closed.

[rvablue]

1. Hope this story makes it on the local news at 5 and 6, as his premature

sore-loserism will probably drive more votes to Murphy.

[Stephanie]

4. So far it's only on the blogs

[babylonsister]

2. Fer cryin' out loud. Is this going to become the GOP SOP? nt

[Stephanie]

3. Bush set the precedent

If you can't win, SUE.

[jazzjunkysue]

5. Rubbing hands together with glee, watching the GOP die at it's own hand

in ruby red upstate NY.

A recent move took me out of NY but most of my redneck chromosome-challenged relatives are die hard re-uglikins.

This is the nose rubbing I've only dreamed of.

They could excuse Hillary's success because of name recognition and the vast $$$ she brought into the NY rustbelt.

But if this unknown Dem takes it, they all have to admit they're the neanderthals who've held back the state.