Queens DA Race Headed to Court Next Week
The Democratic primary for Queens district attorney is headed to court.
The campaigns of Tiffany Cabán and Melinda Katz are fighting over the validity of about 114 affidavit ballots lacking information about party affiliation.
Both parties are set to appear before Queens County Supreme Court on Tuesday morning.
Katz's lead over Cabán shrunk to 16 votes, from 20, after the counting Friday of six affidavit ballots that had initially been classified as invalid.
The New York City Board of Elections conducted an initial count of absentee and affidavit ballots Wednesday. Before that, Cabán was in the lead by about 1,100 votes.
Cabán's lawyer filed a lawsuit Tuesday as a precautionary measure.
"We do that as a prophylactic," Jerry Goldfeder said. "Just to make sure that in case there are disputes, there's a judge ready to resolve them."
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