NY Acknowledges Petitioning a Problem During Epidemic Update

Thirty-Four Democratic and Republican Candidates have Signed a Petition to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D), asking that Primary Petitions be Lowered or perhaps Eliminated this year, due to Health Concerns.

Cuomo has Acknowledged the Difficulty of Petitioning due to the Current Virus Situation.

New York has its Congressional and State Office Primaries in June, and Candidates for District Office in that Primary must Petition to get on the Ballot.

Only Party Members may Sign these Primary Petitions, so Major Party Candidates can get Signatures in the Street New York City and other Urban Areas in the State for Petitioners to go Door-to-Door. For the independence Party Candidates, you First have to get Permission from the Party Member before getting their Signature.

The Petitioning Window has Opened.

State Senator James Skoufis (D-39th District) has introduced a Bill to move the Presidential Primary from April 28th to June 23rd. “Time is of the essence to act proactively and keep New Yorkers safe,” Skoufis said. “Moving the primary to June will give communities more time to keep resources where they are essential and minimize unnecessary group contact. I’m deeply committed to continuing to stay on the front lines of this pandemic and do everything possible to keep New Yorkers healthy from this virus.”

Petitioning for the Presidential Primary is over with, but the Bill addresses concerns about holding an April Election while the Virus is a Problem.

For now, Cuomo is Not considered Backing any Plans to move New York's Presidential Primary away from April 28th.

Update

Cuomo Cut the New York Primary Petition Requirements to 30% of Normal and Moved the Petition Deadline from April 2nd to March 17th at, 5p.m.

The Order has No Effect on General Election Petitions, that Runs from Early April to Late May. That Deadline had been in August until the 2019 Session of the Legislature Moved it to May.

Richard Winger of Ballot Access News says that Deadline is almost certainly Unconstitutional, but so far No Lawsuits have been filed against that Deadline, as far as he knows.










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