May 6, 2020 •
New York District Judge Orders Presidential Primary to be held in June
On May 5, United States District Court Judge Analisa Torres for the Southern District of New York ruled the New York Board of Elections must hold a presidential primary and include previously qualified candidates on the ballot, including Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Gov. Cuomo previously postponed the presidential primary from April 28 to June 23 due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The Board of Elections later voted to cancel the presidential primary.
However, the board still scheduled a congressional special election and local primaries for June 23.
The court’s ruling found the cancellation of the presidential primary to be unconstitutional.
Additionally, the cancellation had violated candidates of their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
The preliminary injunction restores all 10 presidential candidates and their respective slates of delegate candidates to the New York presidential primary ballot and requires that the primary election be held on June 23.
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