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Article: Judge Extends Sharpton Review Of New York City Paper Ballots

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September 24, 1997
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A judge today gave activist Al Sharpton and his attorneys more time to review paper ballots in Sharpton's effort to force a runoff for the city's Democratic mayoral nomination.

Sharpton has been waging a battle in court since the Board of Elections issued a final count showing that he lost, and Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger won, the Sept. 9 Democratic primary.

The Democratic nominee faces incumbent Republican Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani in the November general election. A full-scale hearing in Sharpton's case was scheduled for Wednesday after Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Beatrice Shainswit ordered Sharpton's lawyers to complete their work in the five Board of ...

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