The State Democrats' want the June date but the Republicans asked for the August date. The current date is September 11.
I wonder how the taxpayer's would feel about paying for four voting processes: printing ballots, opening polls, counting votes, etc.
It is time for a different way of running elections.
Now that we have some set primary dates, we still do not have the new redistricting lines for state and federal offices. The legislators' have produced their maps and the Governor is still standing by his veto threat because he wants an independent commission to draw the new lines. So this process could also go to a judge to draw the new lines. New York will lose two congressional seats due to the 2010 census.
In Texas, the Supreme Court said a judge must use the maps created by the legislators as a starting point in creating court defined maps. In California, the State Supreme Court approved maps created by a bipartisan independent commission.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote!
Michael H. Drucker
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New York ought to move its presidential primary from April to June 26. The Republican national convention isn't until August 27, and the Democratic convention isn't until early September, so this is practical.
That move would at least save the expense of one primary.
And the legislature ought to move the state/local office primary to June 26 also.
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