The State Appellate Division unanimously agreed to order election officials to open an additional 99 ballots in the 46th Senate District race between Republican George Amedore and Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk. Amedore has petitioned to appeal the ruling to the State Court of Appeals, the highest court in New York. While deciding whether or not it will hear Amedore’s appeal, the Court of Appeals has instructed election officials to wait on counting the 99 ballots.
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