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Friday, November 13, 2020
Vol. 69, No. 46
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WINTHROP RENAMED CORONAVIRUS CASES SPIKE NYU LANGONE PAGE 20
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JANUARY REGENTS CANCELED PAGE 8
Officials celebrate Biden win Darkness rejected, Gov. Cuomo says BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z “This is a historic day,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “After the darkness, division and hate of the past four years, America has spoken and rejected more of the same. Congratulations to my good friend President-elect Joe Biden and to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Today we go forPHOTO BY ROBERT PELAEZ ward in hope and progress.” Cuomo was among DemoA few patriotic New Hyde Park residents were in attendance for Wednesday’s Veterans Day ceremony. See more cratic officials in Nassau County photos on page 19. and New York reacting with joy to Biden’s defeat of Republican President Donald Trump, which became clear over the weekend. Jay Jacobs, chairman of the state and county Democratic committees, said the “hard work” now begins to combat divisiveness that has been prominent in this year’s election campaign. ballots, a record, were received way this week. Counties throughout the state “Today isn’t about Democrats BY R OB E RT in Nassau County for the general Officials from the Nassau were permitted to begin canvassor Republicans, it’s about AmeriPELAEZ elections, according to state fig- County Board of Elections did not ing, the process of ensuring all cans coming together to unite our say when the counting would con- absentee ballots are accounted country,” Jacobs said. “We camNassau County candidates re- ures. Though it didn’t take long clude but did say results would be for, on Nov. 6, according to state paigned and voted for Joe Biden mained in election purgatory this officials. not because he was the Democratic week as they awaited the results for major news outlets to con- finalized by Nov. 28. Nassau Democratic Elections The Nov. 6 date was the last candidate, but because he is the of the counting of mail-in ballots. firm that former Vice President More than 140,000 absentee Joe Biden had won New York, Commissioner James Scheuer- possible day for the state Board Continued on Page 31 local races throughout Long man said 142,962 absentee bal- of Elections to conduct a compreIsland still lay in the balance lots were cast in Nassau County hensive overview and ensure that because of the number of bal- this year during the COVID-19 no one’s vote counted more than lots cast by mail. pandemic, a figure that shatters once. Counting of those ballots the previous record of 48,000 in Nassau officials such as was expected to get under- 2016. Continued on Page 30
Absentees may determine races Delayed results to come from more than 140,000 votes cast in Nassau
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