It looks like Florence Cohen, if she still wants to run, won't have a chance to be on the ballot until at least November. That appears to be earliest that City Council President Anna Verna will call a special election.
Verna's spokesman said it was still "unlikely" that the president would call the election.
"She just decided that there are six other councilmembers at large that are providing the service that Councilman Cohen would provide, and we also have two of Councilman Cohen's employees still on staff that are handling that constituency as well," said the spokesman, Tony Radwanski.
Radwanski did note, however, that the situation could be different in time for scheduled fall elections. By that time, a felony sentencing will have forced Councilman Rick Mariano out of office, meaning there will be two vacancies. Verna has said filling an empty seat for a district Council person like Mariano is more important because of the constituent services those offices provide. She has also said it might be more efficient to put both vacancies on the ballot at once.
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