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Politics

Race for county judge too close to call

MALONE — A decision to decide who will fill a ten-year term on the Franklin County Court bench will be decided on Monday, Nov. 15, when absentee ballots are opened. Two local attorneys, Craig Carriero, a Democrat, and Elizabeth Crawford, a Republican, ran to fill a seat on the Franklin ...

North Elba games of chance law approved

A majority of North Elba voters decided to approve a proposed games of chance law on the ballot Tuesday, with 811 votes in favor of the law, outweighing 596 votes against it. The Essex County Board of Elections sent out 134 absentee ballots to North Elba voters that haven’t been counted, but ...

NY says no to voting reforms, yes to environmental right

ALBANY — New Yorkers approved a ballot measure adding the right to a clean environment to the state constitution but rejected other proposed amendments that could have made it easier to vote. The environmental measure was one of five statewide ballot questions before New York voters ...

Doty takes lead in North Elba super race

LAKE PLACID -- Unofficial election results show that Derek Doty is in the lead in the race for North Elba town supervisor over incumbent Jay Rand. Including votes cast during the early voting period and on Election Day, Doty garnered 811 votes to Rand's 741 votes, leaving Doty with a 70-vote ...

Tupper Lake mayor race tied at end of election night

TUPPER LAKE — The race for Tupper Lake mayor is in a dead heat, with incumbent candidate Paul Maroun and challenger Eric Shaheen holding 371 votes, each, by the end of election night. This race will be decided by absentee ballots, which the Franklin County Board of Elections will open on ...

Mallach top vote-getter in Harrietstown super race

SARANAC LAKE -- Jordanna Mallach, a Harrietstown town councilwoman currently deployed in Kosovo, appears to have clinched the town supervisor seat, unofficial election results show. With absentee ballots still to be counted, Mallach — who ran on the Democratic and independent Common Sense ...