WPCNR PRIMARY REPORT. By John F. Bailey. UPDATED Friday, September 12, 2003, 10:30 P.M.: Official Board of Elections results for the White Plains Republican Primary Results have been posted showing all 30 Election Districts involved Tuesday night. The vote totals are lower than phoned in to Republican Headquarters. The spread between Rosa Munoz and Daniel Hickey has been almost cut in half, showing Timothy Sheehan the leader at 884, Jeffrey Binder second, 829, Daniel Hickey holding his lead for the third slot on the Republican Council slate with 790, by 12 votes over the Rosa Munoz' 778.

The Absentee Ballot Desk reported to WPCNR that Absentee Ballots were opened and counted election night, and as of Thursday afternoon, 23 Absentee Ballots were left to be counted, and they can come in through next Tuesday. The Recanvass will take place Monday at 2 PM at the Board of Elections.

Jeffrey Binder relayed to WPCNR Friday afternoon, that the 23 votes are not the only votes to be counted. He notes that there are 61 Affidavit Ballots, and 6 Emergencies, in addition to the 23 Absentees to be evaluated and tallied. Affidavit Ballots are ballots filled out by persons arriving at the polling place, claiming they are Registered Republicans, but who are not listed as being Republicans on the official registration lists. "Emergencies" are filled in ballots that are completed when a voting machine is down.

Daniel Hickey according to the BOE results reported Thursday at midday, holds a 12-vote lead over Rosa Munoz with those 23 Absentee Ballots, the Affidavit Ballots, and Emergencies  left to be opened and tallied. That reckoning will take place Wednesday, according to Co Chairman of the Board Elections, Carolee Sunderland's office. The Official Recanvass will not be held Friday, but Monday afternoon at 2 PM, according to Ms. Sunderland's Office. Asked why there was a delay in reporting officially the missing districts Tuesday, the spokesperson said they had to open the bags to get out the reporting sheets of the missing districts and enter them.

The discrepancy between what was phoned in to Republican Headquarters by their poll-watchers and the official results was unexplained, most likely a result of misreads by overeager Republican poll watchers due to election night excitement.

The Official Recanvass Monday will set the stage for the final certified result that will be declared after the 7 day wait for Absentee Ballots to roll in. As of 1 PM Thursday afternoon, there are 23 to be counted.

The Board of Elections counted some absentee ballots Tuesday night, at that time, 44 Republican Absentees were reported left to be counted, which apparently accounts for Hickey's lead narrowing. FONT>