Hallenbeck starts the day 27 votes ahead. The action begins at 10:30 am at the Columbia County Courthouse before acting judge Patrick McGrath. At issue are absentee ballots which were "carried" by political operatives to permanently disabled voters, which the Haddad legal team contends should not have been put into the hands of anyone but the voters themselves.
Next up will be the BOE’s hand recanvassing of the paper ballots from election day which were electronically counted by the voting machines.
Then at last come the affidavit and absentee ballots. In all likelihood that process will not be completed by sundown, and may run into Tuesday.