A Pennsylvania state court has put Kim Velez back on the ballot for city council in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She needed 100 valid signatures of registered Democrats to get on the primary ballot. She submitted 120. She received a phone call from an attorney who had been hired by the campaign manager of the city’s Mayor. He persuaded her that she should withdraw, or she would be entangled in a expensive lawsuit over the validity of her petition. She did withdraw. See this story.

However, she apparently re-considered. The newspaper account does not explain the basis on which the matter returned to court, but the outcome was that the judge placed her back on the ballot. If anyone knows more about this, please comment.