NYS State Sen. Adriano Espaillat has broadened his court challenge to his apparent New York primary loss to U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel by including the possibility of a new election.

Lawyers for Espaillat�re-filed papers Tuesday in State Supreme Court in the Bronx. A judge on Monday had allowed them to withdraw an initial petition so that their arguments could be adjusted and refiled.

In the papers Espaillat pushes for a recount in last week�s election and adds the possibility of a new election if it is found that fraud and irregularity made a fair recount impossible in the 13th Congressional District.

Rangel�s campaign manager said he hadn�t seen the papers and couldn�t comment.

The city Board of Elections is expected to start counting absentee and affidavit ballots on Thursday.

(Source: ABC News)