纽约州议员诺兰落后246票拒认输 称选举“被偷走”
纽约州威彻斯特县议会唯一的共和党议员詹姆斯·诺兰（James Nolan）拒绝承认败选，称这次选举“被偷走了”。根据威彻斯特县选举委员会的非官方结果，诺兰在竞选连任中落后民主党挑战者基莎·斯基珀（Kisha Skipper）246票。
诺兰代表的第15选区包括扬克斯（Yonkers）、布朗克斯维尔（Bronxville）与东切斯特（Eastchester）部分地区。选举日当天，该县大范围出现投票扫描机故障：纽约州选举委员会事后说明，故障源于一处市镇选赛变更后的编程更新未同步到全县选举日机器，扫描仪无法读取纸质选票。手填选票被装入应急选票袋，由警方护送至选举委员会场所，在两党人员监督下集中计票。
诺兰在选票于11月7日（周六）计完后发表声明称，对投票机大规模停摆的时间与经过“严重关切”，要求给出答案，并表示不会认输、将考虑一切法律选项。他还指出，选举日前寄出的缺席选票、宣誓选票与军人选票尚未计入。
这场竞选此前已卷入争议：斯基珀上月在扬克斯一场候选人论坛上与诺兰的母亲发生洗手间冲突后，曾被警方戴上手铐拘留。若目前结果维持，威彻斯特县17席的县议会将历史上首次全部由民主党人组成。所有票数仍为非官方结果，有待最终核票与认证。
New York Legislator Nolan Refuses to Concede, Trailing by 246 Votes and Calling the Election 'Stolen'
James Nolan, the only Republican on the Westchester County Board of Legislators in New York, has refused to concede his reelection bid, calling the election 'stolen.' According to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections, Nolan trails Democratic challenger Kisha Skipper by 246 votes.
Nolan's 15th District covers parts of Yonkers, Bronxville and Eastchester. On Election Day, ballot scanners failed across much of the county. The New York State Board of Elections later explained that a programming update made for a municipal contest change had not been applied to Election Day machines elsewhere in the county, so the scanners could not read the paper ballots. Hand-marked ballots were placed in emergency ballot bags, transported under police escort to a Board of Elections site, and counted under bipartisan observation.
After ballots were counted on Saturday, November 7, Nolan said in a statement that he had 'serious concerns' about the timing and circumstances of the mass voting-machine shutdown, demanded answers, said he would not concede, and would consider all legal options. He also noted that absentee ballots mailed before Election Day, affidavit ballots and military ballots had not yet been counted.
The race had already been marked by controversy: last month, Skipper was handcuffed and detained by police after a restroom confrontation with Nolan's mother at a candidates' forum in Yonkers. If the current result holds, all 17 seats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators would be held by Democrats for the first time. All figures remain unofficial pending final canvassing and certification.
来源：威彻斯特县选举委员会
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