The Erie County Board of Elections Bi-Partisan Team met this afternoon, March 25th, to recount the physical ballots from last week’s special election which resulted in a tie with 248 votes for David Santoro and William C. Schroeder. Both candidates were in attendance during the recanvass. Following the recount of ballots, it was confirmed by the Erie County Board of Elections that the results remained the same at 248 votes each. The write-in votes were also reviewed with 32 votes counted for Joseph Lista.
As a result of the tie between Mr. Santoro and Mr. Schroeder, there will be a runoff election on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, as prescribed by Village Election Law. This election will take place at the Lancaster Municipal Building, 5423 Broadway, during the hours from 12:00 noon until 9:00 p.m. The ballot for this runoff election will only include the names of David Santoro and William C. Schroeder. There will be no write in votes allowed as the runoff election is only between the 2 candidates who were tied in votes.