© Richard B. Levine
NY: Primary Election Day in New York
NEW YORK (77WABC) — New York’s redistricting court decision did more than split the state’s primary election to two separate elections.
A loophole allows registered voters to change their party affiliation up until, and including on primary day itself, with the 2nd primary set for August 23. Under state election law, the deadline to change one’s party affiliation is normally February 14.
The window then closes until one week after the June primary.
The glitch in election law opens primary races up to voters who might not otherwise be tuning in because they didn’t think they had a competitive party contest. It also may change the calculus for candidates competing in crowded fields that are seeking every advantage to overcome their opponents.
