It was a scene straight out of South Florida, circa Election 2000, only there were no hanging chads or butterfly ballots to obsess over. Lawyers for the two leading candidates, Melinda Katz and Tiffany Cabán, surrounded the ballot, along with officials from the Board of Elections. A poll worker held the ballot aloft, as eyes peered in . Was the mark an accidental stroke? If the latter, the vote, which had been cast for Ms. Cabán — who is trailing Ms. Katz by only 16 votes — would be declared invalid.

Source: New York Times July 15, 2019 23:36 UTC