Early voting for New York’s presidential primary is set to begin on Saturday, giving registered Democrats and Republicans the opportunity to cast their votes for their party’s candidates. President Biden and former President Trump have already secured their party’s nominations and will face off in the November general election, providing little suspense in the primary results.
Voters will have the option to choose from other minor candidates on the ballot if they wish to express dissatisfaction with the presumptive nominees. However, write-in votes are not allowed, and there is no option to vote for “undecided” slates of delegates.
Early voting will run from March 23 to March 30, with election day scheduled for April 2. Absentee ballots are available for those unable to vote in person. Democrats will see Biden, Marianne Williamson, and Rep. Dean Phillips on the ballot, while Trump, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, and Vivek Ramaswamy will represent the Republicans.
No options for protesting the candidates or delegate slates are available, except for voting for rival candidates. Turnout in primaries has been considered valuable in predicting outcomes in November, but with deep-blue New York, it is expected that Biden will prevail over Trump.
The primary will focus solely on the presidential candidates and delegate slates for the conventions. Congressional and state legislative races will have their primary elections in June, with competitive races expected for seats in Congress and the state legislature. Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Westchester County Executive George Latimer are expected to have a closely fought race, as well as the Democratic nomination to challenge Rep. Anthony D’Esposito on Long Island, one of the most endangered GOP incumbents in the country.
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