There will be a press event down at City Hall today at around 9:30AM involving both Mayoral candidates. Then the remaining absentee ballots (the 79 that were mysteriously found later in the Clerk's office) as well as the provisionals will be counted and we will have a better idea of where the election stands. Or will we?Rumor has it City Clerk Jimmy Farina is bringing in one of his his own big guns like Peter Cammarano with Genova, Burns, etc. to assist with the final count.....
The special guest is none other than Sesame Street's very own "The Count". If anyone can find any additional absentee ballots in a bin or stuffed in a drawer with other unpaid health insurance bills it would be "The Count". Stay tuned and bring lots of garlic. :) -End of Parody
On a serious note: If the count holds up in favor of Peter Cammarano which it probably will but the margin is still under 100 there will most likely be a recount. For the machine totals this will be an academic exercise but a recount would open up discovery for greater scrutiny of the absentee ballots. It is possible the election might not be certified today.
For more in depth coverage go to NJ.com's Hoboken Now. I am getting ready to go to work. ◦
