Queens District Attorney: Katz Leads Caban By 16 Points; Lawyers Hash Out Rules Of Recount
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – First there was a shock, and now there’s a ballot battle in the race for Queens district attorney.
A tally of paper ballots has reversed the initial results, and the margin is so close it’s forcing an automatic recount.
Those attorneys were duking it out over disputed votes that could tip the final primary election for Queens District Attorney one way or another.
“We’re talking about a situation where we’re all going to court anyway,” said Caban campaign attorney Renee Pardis.
Caban, a Democratic Socialist, bucked the party establishment when the initial returns put her ahead of Katz, who some considered a shoe-in.
Caban declared victory with her 1,100 vote lead on election night, but she knew there were 3,400 absentee ballots still to be counted.
It took until Wednesday for the final count of paper ballots, and the shocker that they pushed Katz to the front with just 20 votes.
Such a narrow margin automatically triggers a recount. So both candidates’ teams must battle for every vote – a potentially long and expensive process.
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Note: Headline should read votes, not points.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/07/05/queens-district-attorney-recount-affidavit-ballots/
