On August 12, a New York Supreme Court Justice put New York city councilmember Alan Gerson back on the Democratic Party primary ballot. Gerson is running for re-election. The Board of Elections had removed him because of a cover sheet error (a cover sheet must accompany all petitions in New York state; no other state has such a thing). See this story. The man who challenged Gerson’s petition is appealing to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division; that hearing is set for Tuesday, August 18.