In a last minute decision, lawyers for the City of New York have conceded
that the New York City Coalition for Accountability Now (NYC CAN), a group
comprising 9/11 family members, first responders and survivors, indeed did
submit over 30,000 valid signatures to put the referendum for a new 9/11
investigation before the voters of New York City this November. 

In an earlier letter from the City Clerk dated July 24, 2009, the City had
claimed only 26,003 signatures were valid, 3,997 short of the requisite
30,000. The City's concession that over 30,000 of the 52,000 signatures
submitted were in fact valid paves the way for lawyers from both sides to
argue the legality of petition.

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