UPDATE: With all districts counted, Mort is ahead by 40 votes.
According to poll watchers for Democratic Town Board member Mallory Mort, the candidate has pulled ahead of his remaining opponent (and incumbent) Larry Van Brunt by 14 votes. Van Brunt had been ahead by 3 votes going into the absentee count.
Two out of four districts’ worth of absentee ballots have been tallied, and the remaining districts are considered more favorable to Mort than the first two. An all-but-final outcome is expected by the end of the day.
