Judge Victor J. Alfieri continued to hear testimony related to the Orangetown Supervisor election Monday, but not all of it was in the Rockland County Courthouse.
Proceedings were halted Monday afternoon so they the parties could hear testimony in a voter's home in Pearl River. The hearing is not expected to return to Alfieri's courtroom in New City until some time after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Entering Monday, incumbent Democrat Andy Stewart unofficially had 6,161 votes to 6,158 for Republican challenger Walter Wettje pending rulings on 12 more absentee ballots that are being challenged by Stewart. No more votes were counted Monday.
There are also 41 absentee ballots that have been counted that Stewart is challenging. His attorney, Alan Goldston, is arguing the language on the ballot applications does not live up to statutory requirements due to a flaw in the ballot. Because one ballot had been dealt with in another court matter, it was removed from that group Monday, bringing the number down to 41.
For more on the legal proceedings heading into Monday, see this report on Patch.
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