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Gothamist reports:
A Steuben County Supreme Court judge on Friday declared that New York’s congressional and state Senate primary would be pushed to August 23rd, following a Court of Appeals decision on Wednesday that ruled the new district maps drawn by Democrats had been designed with partisan intent.
The order by Acting Supreme Court Judge Patrick McAllister will now give the court-appointed “special master” until May 20th to redraft the maps. The ruling gives time for candidates seeking public office to collect the required signatures to get on the ballot.
NY1 reports:
A June primary is already set for statewide elections, including governor. And while there had been some discussion about moving it back to align with the new August 23 primary date, Gov. Kathy Hochul put that speculation to rest on Friday.
“There is an election that will occur at the end of June,” Hochul said at an unrelated event in Albany. “That is established. That is being certified. That is the plan right now, to continue with a June election.”
A Steuben County Supreme Court judge declared New York’s congressional and state Senate primary would be pushed to August 23, following a Court of Appeals decision that ruled the new district maps drawn by Democrats had been designed with partisan intent. https://t.co/de2fymhYBn
— WNYC ? (@WNYC) May 1, 2022
New York’s congressional and state Senate primary elections will be delayed until August after a top court ruled that proposed districts for those races were invalid https://t.co/oDILsXalpp
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) April 30, 2022
Officials are especially concerned by two C’s: the cost and confusion of splitting New York’s party primaries into two elections held weeks apart. And then there’s the cost: a statewide election typically costs as much as $30 million to hold.https://t.co/J6A9H6vOqf
— Breanna Fuss (@BreannaFuss) April 29, 2022