Editing Irvington, New York (section)

===2005 mayoral election===
The controversial 2005 Irvington mayoral election was held on March 15, 2005, but was not decided until October 27, 2005. The race between [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[incumbent]] [[Dennis Flood|Dennis P. Flood]] and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] challenger Erin Malloy ended up being decided "by lots", as required by New York state law when a village election is tied (847 votes for each candidate).

The count that took place on election night gave Flood a one-vote lead. On March 18, the Westchester County Board of Elections recounted the votes, giving Malloy a one-vote lead. Turning to two unopened [[absentee ballot]]s, the board found that one was for Flood, resulting in a tie. The other absentee ballot was not opened as the name on the envelope did not match any names on the voter-registration list. Susan B. Morton, who had registered to vote as Susan Brenner Morton, stepped forward three days later and demanded that her vote for Malloy be counted. For several months afterward, various suits, motions, and appeals were filed in state courts. On October 20, the [[New York Court of Appeals|Court of Appeals]], New York State's highest court, denied requests by Malloy and Morton, leaving the election in a tie. To comply with state law, the village had to use random lots to decide the winner.

State law does not specify the method of drawing lots, so the village opted to draw [[Quarter (United States coin)|quarters]] from a bag. Eight quarters were used. Four had a bald eagle on the back and represented Malloy. Flood was represented by four quarters with the [[Statue of Liberty]] on the back. Village Trustee/[[Deputy Mayor]] Richard Livingston, a Republican, drew a quarter from the bag. It was handed to Village Clerk Lawrence Schopfer, who declared Flood to be the winner. Flood was then sworn in for his sixth two-year term as mayor of Irvington.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Medina |first=Jennifer |date=2005-03-22 |title=Mayoral Election in Irvington Remains Far From Resolved |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/nyregion/mayoral-election-in-irvington-remains-far-from-resolved.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Medina |first=Jennifer |date=2005-03-25 |title=In Irvington, One Vote Keeps the Town on Edge |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/25/nyregion/in-irvington-one-vote-keeps-the-town-on-edge.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Medina (NYT) |first=Jennifer |date=2005-03-29 |title=Metro Briefing {{!}} New York: Irvington: Challenger Wins By 1 Vote |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/29/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-irvington-challenger-wins-by-1-vote.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Medina (NYT) |first=Jennifer |date=2005-07-08 |title=Metro Briefing {{!}} New York: Irvington: Court Orders End To Mayoral Race |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/08/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-irvington-court-orders-end-to-mayoral-race.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Foderaro (NYT) |first=Lisa W. |date=2005-10-21 |title=Metro Briefing {{!}} New York: Irvington: Court Refuses To Break Mayoral Tie |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-irvington-court-refuses-to-break-mayoral.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=West |first=Debra |date=2005-10-23 |title=CROSS WESTCHESTER; Hyphenated Voting Rights? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/23/nyregion/cross-westchester-hyphenated-voting-rights.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Medina |first=Jennifer |date=2005-10-28 |title=Irvington Mayor Pulls 6th Term Out of a Bag |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/28/nyregion/metrocampaigns/irvington-mayor-pulls-6th-term-out-of-a-bag.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Scharfenberg |first=David |date=2006-07-30 |title=VOTING; Getting Elected Can Turn On Plain Old Luck |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/30/nyregion/voting-getting-elected-can-turn-on-plain-old-luck-642088.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Months later, to complicate the situation even more, it was learned that an Irvington resident who has two houses and was registered to vote in both Irvington and a Long Island suburb, inadvertently broke the law by voting in both elections, although his intent was to cancel his Irvington voter registration. He was an adamant supporter of Flood.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lambert |first=Bruce |last2=Mead |first2=Julia C. |date=2006-06-10 |title=Suffolk Jury Looks Into Issue of Dual Voting by Second-Home Owners |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/10/nyregion/10saltaire.html?scp=5&sq=Irvington+mayoral+election&st=nyt |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Erin Malloy was elected mayor in the election of 2007, but resigned in 2008 to spend more time with her injured daughter.