In the most recent presidential primary election, New York’s on Tuesday, about 1 in 4 voters were prohibited from casting ballots because they do not belong to either major political party.
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According to exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks by Edison Research, a majority of GOP voters say the candidate with the most votes going into the convention should be the party’s presidential nominee. She is now unable to vote for her preferred candidate, Sen.
Several dozen supporters of changing the system in NY held a rally Thursday, saying it was one of a number of factors that have depressed turnout in past state elections.
A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Manhattan, New York, the United States, April 19, 2016.
But only registered Democrats and Republicans can vote in the respective primaries.
It’s important to distinguish between these factors, because though the interplay between them has locked out a bunch of Sanders supporters, they’re different rules that serve different purposes, and many Sanders supporters are, tellingly, crusading against the wrong one.
Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s campaign manager, said in an interview that even though he hasn’t started competing in the general election, Trump has an advantage in NY because he’s well known and employs people in the state.
There will be no voter registration on primary day. If a standard ballot is not provided, Election Justice USA says that NY voters have a right to request a provisional ballot. The state defended its cutbacks in court last summer by invoking, of all places, New York. But Sanders was more likely to be seen as honest. Again, polls are open from Noon until 9 p.m. on Tuesday. But the billionaire may not have enough delegates to win the nomination outright.
That was about 32 percent of the Democrats in St. Lawrence County.
“I just don’t think his personality, nor his style, nor his point of view – whatever that is – will appeal to the kind of Republican and Democrat support he will need in Pennsylvania”, said Ridge, who supports Kasich.
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In comments to ThinkProgress, New York state Board of Elections spokesperson Thomas Connolly confirmed that he had been receiving regular complaints about allegedly manipulated voter registrations – specifically complaints that party affiliations had been purged. But this time, there is real excitement in the air.NY is a big state with a lot of votes and delegates at stake. Wall Street, money, the economy, middle class struggles and illegal immigration were recurring themes.
