PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New Jersey's Supreme Court says it won't halt the
printing of Democratic primary ballots as former Olympic star Carl Lewis tries to get
permission to run for the state Senate.
The court announced Wednesday that it would not
take emergency action on the Lewis case.
Also Wednesday, the nine-time Olympic gold
medalist went before a federal appeals court to try to get on next
month's ballot.
The state's Republican lieutenant governor — who
also serves as secretary of state — declared last week that Lewis is not
eligible to run because he hasn't been a resident for the past four
years.
Lewis is going to different courts to argue that
he meets the residency requirement and that the rule violates the
Constitution.
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