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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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By JOEL SIKQ in a write-in campaign, he would message that democracy cannot Rabbi Arthur Schneier said he > tolW NEWS SENIOR POLITICAL COBRESPONDENT be barred from serving unless be derailed. was organizing clergy to ask that I Gov. Pataki said yesterday that the primary for the city’s term Umits law was “This wasn’t just an attack on Giuliani be allowed to remain.

Is mayor and other offices will be held Tuesday as changed — an unlikely prospect, the twin towers, this was an at- After closing the door to stay- The statewide primaries were tack on freedom," he said. “We ing in office on Monday, Giuliani planned, ending speculation the voting might be de­ halted after the Sept. 11 attacks would encourage everyone to sidestepped the issue yesterday. layed a second time after the terrorism at the twin and put off for two weeks. come out on Tuesday and show "I don’t feel like talking about towers. Pataki had considered a sec- ond postponement because of this democracy is strong.” D„rfu politics. It seems like very, very far from the things that 1 should O' 1 The decision was met with re­ concerns the Board of Elections be concentrating on." l-H lief by the candidates, especially in,” he said. “But the election is might not have enough time to The possibility of another Hoping to boost turnout, the Si H the mayoral contenders, who going logo forward." ensure the primary would run delay fueled the hopes of New Democratic State Committee 1^ saw further delays as a potential Threat to Bloomberg smoothly. Yorkers ciarnoring for Giuliani taped radio public service an- opening for the increasingly pop- The possibility of voters writ- One issue was whether police sluy ‘n office after Dec. 31 — nouncements featuring the Rev. ro ular Mayor Giuliani to somehow ing in Giuliani’s name in the would be available to guard aU when to second term ends — to Jesse Jackson and actors Harvey remain in office. GOP primary could deny Pata- ofthe polling sites. That problem deal with the crisis. Keitel, Kathleen Turner, Glenn Pataki praised Giuliani as “a Id’s favored candidate — Micha- was resolved by arranging to The ad giant Saatchi & Saatchi Close, Billy Baldwin and Sally , great mayor,” but said he did not el Bloomberg — the 40% of the have state troopers and the Na- took out a full-page ad in the Field urging participation Tues- o o support postponing the election, "I tell you, if I were a resident of New York City, I would write him vote needed to win the primary without a two-man runoff. However, even if Giuliani won tional Guard assist the Police De- partment on Tuesday. ■ Pataki said proceeding sends a Daily News yesterday demand- ing a one-year extension of Giuliani's term. And Manhattan day. Good-government groups also are organizing get-out-the- vote campaigns. § I o

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