By Alberto Suris
The day after the publication of the provisional results of the elections for mayor of Lawrence, Mayor William Lantigua called a press conference outside his campaign office, where surrounded by his lawyer Salim Tabit and members of his campaign, he said the votes are still being counted, so it is premature to declare who the winner is.
As explained by Attorney Tabit to members of the press gathered outside Lantigua’s campaign office, there are 54 provisional ballots from individuals who turned out to vote and their names were not on the lists but were allowed to vote pending that their names appear on the voting records in the Department of Elections.
To this, the absentee ballots which have not been counted yet must be added as many have not arrived at the Election Department.
According to the Post Office, absentee ballots cast and mailed on Election Day, November 5th, from different parts of the country or abroad have up to 10 days to arrive in Lawrence or until November 15. To ensure clean elections, all these operations are being carried out under the scrutiny of members of the Department of State, members of the Lawrence Board of Registrars, lawyers from both camps, Sal Tabit and David Torrisi representing Lantigua and Rivera, respectively, and members of the Lawrence Police Department.
After the press conference, Mayor Lantigua moved inside the campaign office and spoke to a group of supporters gathered in the room about what had happened outside.
