New York state orders new school election after Long Island clerk accused of trashing ballots to help her candidate win

New York State overturned the results of a Long Island school district’s board of education elections on Thursday after an internal probe accused the clerk in charge of overseeing the vote of trashing ballots to help a local DJ win reelection.State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa ordered a new race to take place within 60 days just hours after a Hempstead Union Free School District petition surface that claimed District Clerk April Keys tore up ballots and smuggled them out of her office to help re-elect former school board President Victor Prett, a local DJ who goes by the name DJ Vic-Lover.“The Board appreciates the Commissioner’s expeditious review of this matter, which enables the District to move forward with the revote in accordance with the Commissioner’s ruling,” the district said in a statement to The Post.The state also appointed a temporary clerk to oversee the new vote — Neil Boyd, who is serving as superintendent for the Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES.Hempstead’s attorneys had asked for an annulment of the May 19 election in a petition that was submitted June 15 but only emerged Thursday.District spokesperson Ron Edelson said no date had been set for a new election.The Nassau County District Attorney’s office said it was investigating after receiving the school district’s findings.This is a developing story.Please check back for updates....