In what could be the deciding district in a 31 - 31 tie between New York State Senate Democrats and Republicans the winner may not be decided anytime soon. The recanvassing of the vote will begin on Tuesday November 13th since Monday is Veterans Day. Currently Democrat Ceclia Tkaczyk holds a 139 vote lead over Republican George Amedore, but that is not counting the absentee ballots that could change the outcome.
How long could it take to have an official winner in the 46th Senate District will be determined if Democrat Tkaczyk can get an equal number of absentee ballot votes to maintain her vote majority, or increase it beyond any court challenge. Typically in a race this close it could take weeks or even months until all means of challenges are exhausted through the Board of Elections and the courts.
If Democrat Tkaczk wins it would mean that Democrats would have the majority in the State Senate barring another situation such as in 2008 with the case of the "Four Amigos". One by one however the Amigos were removed, lost their primary race, or were convicted of a felony in office, leaving only Bronx Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. as the "Lone Amigo" in the State Senate. Diaz Sr. was re-elected overwhelmingly this past election.
The other headache for Democrats could be the Independent Democratic Conference led By Bronx/Westchester State Senator Jeff Klein. Klein has vowed to support Democrats, but not current Democratic Minority Leader John Sampson. Sampson was reported to have been involved in the Aqueduct Racino scandal on the first go round.
Things could get ugly in Albany, and very soon.
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