Saddle Rock mayor accused of violating voting rules as new mayor prepares to take office
According to the Nassau Board of Elections, it's against the law for anyone other than a poll worker to touch election materials.
There will be a new mayor in the village of Saddle Rock following this week's election, which hit a hiccup when the current mayor Dan Levy allegedly violated voting laws.
Levy has been mayor of Saddle Rock since 2011. He says he didn't mean to commit fraud or tamper with the election Wednesday when he took the poll book and highlighted the names of residents he says are no longer alive, or who don't really live in the village.
"I'm the mayor of this village. I know each and every resident in this village. It's my responsibility to maintain the integrity of the election," said Dan Levy, mayor of Saddle Rock.
According to the Nassau Board of Elections, it's against the law for anyone other than a poll worker to touch election materials.
"When I highlight, I wasn't aware that you're not allowed to touch it. But that was the most effective way for me to communicate with the poll worker that this person is dead, or this person doesn't belong here, question his eligibility to vote," said Levy.
Earlier this year, Levy was disqualified for running for reelection. The Board of Elections say six of his eight petitions to run were not signed by a witness.
But Levy says he decided not to run before that.
"This election period I chose to sit out and not run," he said.
Mayor Levy says that the new mayor will take over in April. The outgoing mayor says that he will help with the transition to the new administration.
News 12 has learned that the New York State Attorney General is aware of the allegations and is reviewing.
