From our news partner, WBTA:
Election results from at least two Batavia City Council ward races will have to wait until next week to be declared final. Results from Ward 3 and Ward 4 are too close to call until absentee ballots are counted, according to GOP Election Commissioner Richard Siebert.
Unofficial results released by the Board of Elections late last night revealed:
Ward 3
- John Canale 111
- Richard Richmond 94
Ward 4
- Alfred McGinnis 161
- Pier Cipollone 131
This morning Siebert said absentee ballots in both Ward 3 and Ward 4 could change the preliminary outcomes.
In Ward 3, there were 50 absentees ballots issued, 23 have been returned so far.
In Ward 4, 72 absentees ballots were issued and 33 have been returned.
It is possible, Siebert said, that when absentee ballots are counted next week, the final numbers could declare a different winner.
Only 17 votes separate John Canale from Richard Richmond, and 30 votes separate Pier Cipollone from Alfred McGinnis.
Siebert said all absentees ballots must be post marked by Nov. 2 and must be received by the Board of Elections by Nov. 10.
The third City Council contested race was in Ward 2. The unofficial returns reported last night were:
Ward 2
- Patti Pacino 133
- Lisa Whitehead 80
