Original sentence: During this two week period Giuliani sought from the legislature and the candidates an unprecedented three month emergency extension of his term expiring on January 1 2002 to April 1 due to the emergency circumstances.He offered to run for another full four year term in spite of a law imposing terms limits on elected New York City officials
Edited sentence: During this two week period Giuliani sought from the legislature and the candidates an unprecedented three month emergency extension of his term expiring on January 1 2002 to April 1.He threatened that if candidates did not give their consent he would challenge the law imposing terms limits on elected New York City officials and run for a another full four year term