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3* b J Io < 3 CZ) ■ Re-tally of 40, mil t# £ I ■‘W ballots could give s z Ferrer runoff win I I By MAGGIE HABERMAN the board with the elec)- Mark Green’s win of the tion officials’ canvas Democratic mayoral pri­ sheets from Thursday^, mary runoff over Fer­ which list everyone whq nando Ferrer was thrown voted and for whom they into question yesterday, voted. i W I as city Board of Elections Stressing the numbers officials said the imofficial aren’t official, Gentili said vote tally was off by po­ the board put the new tentially 40,000 ballots. tally at 764,750 voters -f It was the latest curve with Green’s new margin ball in an already unusual at 21,000, a change of mayor’s race thrown into 10,000 votes. I chaos by the World Trade Green campaign spokes-- Center disaster, which man Joe DePlasco sa5)H caused the original Sept. board officials had told 11 primary to be resched­ them the outcome won’t uled. And it cast a new be affected. shadow over the general A Ferrer spokesman ■ election. couldn’t be reached. Board officials insisted But Bronx Democratic they believe the result Coimty Chairman Roberto will hold. Ramirez, a key Ferrer ad­ The board will start LONG ARM OF THE LAW: Mayoral candidate Mike Bloomberg greets a Brooklyn cop outside Congregation counting the ballots on viser, said he’s concerned Mount Sinai yesterday. Dennis Caruso the voting machines it could raise questions Wednesday, and expects about the legitimacy of to be done within 24 Green’s nomination.

Bitter Rev. Al says Green played hours. They’ll move on to the paper ballots Thurs­ day. Representatives for the candidates will be able Even if the results hold^ the situation could add new fuel to a rift develop)- ing between Green and supporters of Ferrer who

the ‘race card’ tc beat Ferrer to witness the count. After an acrimonious believe the public advoj- final week. Green was cate made race a factor in crowned the winner of the runoff battle. | Thursday’s runoff with 52 For Thursday’s runoff, By MARK STAMEY, iff been overcounted by per­ heads of the city’s three percent of the vote to Fer­ the board merged some of ZACH HABERMAN and haps as many as 200,000 biggest unions, and Con­ rer’s 48 percent, in an im­ the city’s election districts •>< • official count compiled by onto single voting ma­ FARRAH WEINSTEIN Vs -- votes or more. gressmen Charles Rangel Surrounding himsplf and Gregory Meeks. the Associated Press, chines — a standard prac­ The Rev. Al Sharpton with black elected offi­ Swiping at Democratic which called the race at tice in elections other had harsh words for may- cials in Brooklyn yester­ party leaders for trying to exactly 1030 p.m. than general elections. oral hopeful Mark Green day — just before GOP emphasize the importance That meant Green won Gentili said the board and the Democratic Party rival Mike Bloomberg had of party unity, Sh^ton by a little under 30,000 sent the AP a list of the yesterday — charging the a private sit-down with said, “If we’re married to votes. districts where machines Democratic nominee did Brooklyn Congressman the party, why were you Exit polls that also night would be. But apparently “everything he could to Major Owens — Green hanging around with showed Green winning, 53 votes in possibly hun­ polarize the city.” strongly denounced the hookers all night?” percent to 47 percent. dreds of districts were “I want to know where phone calls as “despica­ Sh^ton ch^ed Green Board Deputy Executive double-counted. the whole Democratic ble” and “indefensible,” “decided to play the race Director Joseph Gentili, In several cases, there leadership was [during and said he hoped to con­ card ... The same people stressing that his office were votes listed in dis­ the mayoral runoff],” vince Ferrer supporters to who propped you up [are] didn’t put together the re­ tricts where voting ma­ Sharpton, who’d sup­ join “our cause.” going to tmock you off in sults reported after chines weren’t even sent ported Fernando Ferrer SHARPTON Democratic Party lead­ November.” Thursday’s runoff, said he against Green in the run­ Rips Dem bosses. ers worked to try to quell Asked if he could win thinks die official tally out, he said. Gentili said off, said at a rally at his the anger, amid whispers without Sharpton’s back­ will end up with the same board officials were string of phone calls and scratching their heads the I National Action Network that some Ferrer backers ing, Green quickly said, result, because the dou­ headquarters. fliers urging voters to say may sit out the general “Of course,” but also said ble-counts seemed to be day after the runoff after “Wherever they were, no to “Ferrer and Al election between Bloom­ he’d like to have it. scattershot throughout the incredibly high turn­ stay there — and keep Sharpton” — which berg and Green — who “I am very confident the districts. out. The unofficial count your mouth shut Don’t be Green’s camp denies toned down the edgy that I will earn the sup­ “As the doubles are indicated more people running your mouth off to knowing about swipes they took at each port of all voters, includ­ pulled out, they should af­ had voted in the runoff us.” But it also came just other Friday. Green called ing black and Latino vot­ fect each candidate than had in the Sept. 25 Sharpton’s comments hours before the bomb­ Ferrer Friday, but Ferrer ers, as I have in the past,” equally — but that’s my primary. ■ came as Green spent a shell news from the city’s didn’t call back. Green said. opinion,” Gentili said. Yet runoffs have' ^Wys second day taking hits Board of Elections that the Ferrer will meet today Green also insisted, “My He said the unofficial drawn fewer beoplp ,^^ from Ferrer supporters unofficial vote totals in with some of his most campaign had nothing to tally — which had turnout the primary. 'niat,,ip p^, • ♦ over an attack ad at the the runoff — which Green prominent backers — in- _ do with ___ ” __ the_____ Sharpton around 805,000 — was prompted officials, to start * end of the race, and a had narrowly won — h0 eluding Sharpton, .the ' phone calls and fliers. compared yesterday by looking at the tally.

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