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NYC primary could lead to runoff nightmare

State Board of Elections commissioners, Evelyn Aquila, left,

Photo credit: Albany Times Union / Paul Buckowski | State Board of Elections commissioners, Evelyn Aquila, left, Douglas Kellner, second from left, and James Walsh, third from left, discuss electronic voting machines during a meeting of the New York State Board of Elections in Albany. (Dec. 15, 2009)

Despite an earlier push to change the election calendar, this year's primaries appear increasingly likely to be held again in September -- which threatens to create special logistical nightmares in New York City.

"It's very unlikely to change, so we're looking at Sept. 10," Douglas Kellner, Democratic co-chairman of the state Board of Elections, said Friday.

The potential problem involves...

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