A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered some disputed ballots be counted in New York's hotly contested 12th district Democratic primary race between Rep. Carolyn Maloney and challenger Suraj Patel that remains uncalled nearly six weeks later./Credit:	JASON REDMOND/AFP/Getty Images

A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered some disputed ballots be counted in New York's hotly contested 12th district Democratic primary race between Rep. Carolyn Maloney and challenger Suraj Patel that remains uncalled nearly six weeks later./Credit: JASON REDMOND/AFP/Getty Images

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Federal judge rules some absentee ballots must be counted in uncalled New York congressional primary race

A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered some disputed ballots be counted in New York's hotly contested 12th district Democratic primary race between Rep. Carolyn Maloney and challenger Suraj Patel that remains uncalled nearly six weeks later.