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In a statement, Cabán's attorney stressed that the certification process signals the start of their court battle to restore more than 100 ballots invalidated during the recount process.

'This is the election that never ends.'

Frank Bolz and Michael Reich are working free of charge for Katz, a service they've provided for decades to any candidates endorsed by the Queens Democratic Party, according to longtime Queens political observers.

Lonna Rae Atkeson, a professor at UNM and Director for the Center for the Study of Voting, Elections, and Democracy, said affidavit rules vary from state to state and are often 'silly and ridiculous.'

Inside this non-descript behemoth on Metropolitan Avenue sits the fate of the criminal justice system of Queens.

The recount is expected to begin no earlier than Thursday, and will likely last for “a minimum of ten days, maybe two weeks,” according to BOE attorney Steven Richman.

"People can have arguments over how circles were darkened," said David Birdsell, dean of the Baruch College Marxe School of Public and International Affairs. "Contested marks end up in court."

The final outcome of the primary is still uncertain. The narrow margin is subject to a recount, and Cabán's camp immediately challenged Board of Election officials for refusing to count more than 2,000 affidavit ballots.

Cabán, a public defender, has a lead of just under 1,100 votes—and there are more than 3,000 paper ballots outstanding.

City Councilman Rory Lancman dropped out of the hotly contested race for Queens District Attorney to back Borough President Melinda Katz, even though he acknowledged he's more philosophically aligned with another rival.

The heated race has been marked by a prominent sprint to the left by almost every candidate, in the wake of progressive prosecutors’ impressive run of victories nationwide.

If the parade itself was any indicator of voting intention, then Cabán would be the clear frontrunner.