New York Democrats Ordered by Judge to Reinstate Primary
- Judge says calling off primary violates voters’ rights
- Loss of constitutional rights ‘heavy hardship,’ judge rules
Andrew Yang on Feb. 8.
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The New York primary election is back on track after a federal judge ordered state Democratic officials to reinstate the vote on June 23 in response to Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang’s challenge to its cancellation.
Numerous states rescheduled their presidential primary elections due to Covid-19 but New York is violating voters’ constitutional rights by having canceled the primary, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said in an order on Tuesday.