Three Democratic ballots were counted for the first time at Friday’s canvass of the votes, widening the Democratic leads for Jack Fisher, Bill Greenlaw, Pam Lutfy, Chuck Pike and Sue Schor.Two provisional ballots were accepted by the Board of Elections and counted on Friday. One provisional ballot was in Delaware Township 2 and one was in Dingman Township 1. Fisher, Lutfy, Greenlaw and Schor’s Democratic totals increased by two votes, and Pike’s by one.
An error in tallying absentee ballots at Matamoras Borough 2 resulted in one more Democratic vote for Fisher, Greenlaw, Pike, Schor and Ed Silverstone. The error was made because the original counters did not realize the school board races appeared on the back of the paper absentee ballot.
The certified totals are:
4 Year Term (D)
| Pam Lutfy* | 600 |
| Susan Schor* | 560 |
| Jack Fisher* | 497 |
| Bill Greenlaw* | 479 |
| Ed Silverstone | 337 |
| Benny Marasa | 243 (unchanged) |
4 Year Term (R) – ALL UNCHANGED
| Pam Lutfy* | 739 |
| Susan Schor* | 712 |
| Robert Goldsack* | 674 |
| Jack Fisher* | 638 |
| Ed Silverstone* | 638 |
| Bill Greenlaw | 630 |
| Benny Marasa | 593 |
2 Year Term (D)
| Charles Pike* | 510 |
| Patty Wright | 268 (UNCHANGED) |
2 Year Term (R) – BOTH UNCHANGED
| Charles Pike* | 732 |
| Patty Wright | 545 |
The canvass started at 9 a.m., and by 3:30 p.m. officials had only counted votes for the precincts in the Delaware Valley School District. Six people assisted in the canvass of the votes, including Taxpayers United supporter DeAnna Margiore, who was one of two people recording votes in books.
Candidates present for part of the canvass were Greenlaw, Lutfy, Schor and Silverstone. Fisher said in an email he was not able to attend because of a personal obligation. Also present for part of the canvass were school board solicitor Mike Weinstein, members of the Support Professionals union and reporters from the Pike County Courier and Pike County Dispatch.
Board of Elections head Yolanda Goldsack and the county commissioners were not present for the canvass.
All of the information in this report is from firsthand observation or according to officials at the canvass of the votes on Friday.
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HOW MANY OTHER REPUBLICAN VOTERS WERE GIVEN DEMOCRATIC BALLOTS?
WE MUST KNOW. WE MUST FIGHT AND DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE MUST FIGHT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT.
WHERE ARE THE IMPORTANT HEADLINES?
HEADLINES THAT READ "VOTERS CHEATED AT THE POLLS!"
Are the voting citizens of Pike County going to be fairly represented or is the Board of Elections and their bosses going to get away with this farce between Fisher and Silverstone? Unsuspecting Republican voters were given Democratic ballots. These voters thought they were voting for Fisher on their Republican ticket. This is what a primary is about folks; voting within your own party. Republicans assumed they were provided the correct ballot. It is the job of trained poll workers to do so. Stop wasting your time on trivialities and Speak Up citizens! Voters were cheated out of their votes. There is no true tie. There is a BIG stink though!!! Don't let them get away with this.
The tie can be broken by Republican votes on the Democratic ballots that should be credited to the Republican candidates.
Recount the votes from the machine that was programmed incorrectly.
It does not take much intelligence to figure out. What's the hold up here?
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