"Clerical data-entry error" forces a special Republican primary in the Town of Remsen

TOWN OF REMSEN-A statement sent by the Oneida County Board of Elections said that "a clerical data-entry error" occurred, which "resulted in the oversight of the need for a Republican primary in the Town of Remsen. The election board started their statement with a Town of Remsen voting summary.  The statement quoted the following: "The Town of Remsen is governed by a Town Board consisting of a Town Supervisor and four Town Councilmembers. The Town Supervisor serves a two-year term and the Councilmembers each serve staggered four-year terms. Every two years, two of the four Councilmembers are up for election, including this year.  During the petition filing period, four Republicans qualified to run for the two open positions. This necessitated that a primary election be conducted for those offices." The statement continued that it was brought to the Board's "attention that a clerical data-entry error made when the Board’s petition maintenance system was first created prior to our tenure resulted in the oversight of the need for a Republican Primary in the Town of Remsen." The Board stated that they notified the town, State of New York and "all impacted candidates" about the irregularity, "and is working to rectify this." The Board said it is actively taking steps to expedite a special primary election for the Town of Remsen.