By LES STEWART
Updated: 08/21/2009 09:56:03 AM EDT
Lebanon city voters will have to wait a little longer to learn whether Libertarian mayoral candidate Jason Deitz's name will be on the Nov. 3 ballot.
At Deitz's request, Judge Samuel A. Kline Friday morning postponed making a decision until Sept. 4. Deitz asked for the postponement so he could have an attorney represent him.
The Friday hearing was scheduled to hear Republican mayoral candidate Sherry Capello's challenge of Deitz's nominating papers.
In court papers filed Aug. 10, Capello contended Deitz did not obtain 100 valid signatures as required by election law.
Third-party candidates may gather signatures from voters of any party, as long as the signers are registered voters and live in the municipality the elected office represents.
Deitz gathered 110 signatures, but Capello is calling into question 37 of them.
At Friday's hearing, Deitz said he has been trying for past week and a half to contact his attorney, Andrew Ostroski.
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