NYC-CC49: Kamillah Hanks' (D) challenger fights to stay on the ballot

he New York City Board of Elections has published its list of candidates on the ballot in this June’s primaries, but a handful of remaining court challenges – last-ditch efforts for booted candidates – remain.

Among them is Jozette Carter-Wiliams, a (hopeful) primary challenger to Council Member Kamillah Hanks, a moderate Democrat who represents Staten Island’s North Shore. Carter-Williams was knocked off the ballot last week in a ruling by the Board of Elections after representatives for Hanks’ campaign challenged Carter-Williams’ petitions, citing insufficient signatures among other issues.

But Carter-Williams is making a last-ditch effort to validate her petitions in court, with both her campaign and Hanks’ set to appear in Richmond County Supreme Court on Tuesday morning on the issue.

Carter-Williams’ late ex-husband Gerard Carter was an NYPD officer who was killed in the line of duty in 1998. Last month, Carter-Williams was endorsed by the New York City Police Benevolent Association.



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