On March 14, Governor Andrew Cuomo cut the New York primary petition requirements to 30% of normal. However, he also moved the petition deadline from April 2 to March 17, 5 p.m. See this story.
The order apparently has no effect on general election petitions. The petitioning period for them runs from early April to late May. That deadline had been in August until the 2019 session of the legislature moved it to May. That deadline is almost certainly unconstitutional, but so far no lawsuits have been filed against that deadline, as far as is known.
The NY election LAW permits such Guv action ???
IE – possible TOTAL election LAW chaos in NY ???
@DR,
The article that was linked to was actually a press release from the governor’s office. If you scroll down, you will find a link to Executive Orders. No 202.2 is the executive order modifying election law. It cites his authority to do so.
One more reason to put nomination stuff into constitutions —
to END exec machinations.
A few State constitutions take note of possible enemy/WAR actions for delaying/changing elections
– ie the olde USSR regime of WMD death/destruction.
Current CV-19 stuff = a Bio WAR event ??? TBD ???
If you write nomination procedures into constitutions, then there is less flexibility when you have a crisis or emergency.
How about election dates and terms of offices and election areas [esp for gerrymander areas] ???
UK — since 1066 — monarchy-oligarchy
— ROTTED to its evil core
NOOO written Const — NOOOOO *safe* ***rights***.
Jury trials almost DEAD.
See movie
V for Vendetta.
More and more UK ROT happening in USA.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/de-blasio-calls-for-feds-to-take-over-industries-calls-outbreak-a-war-like-situation
Standard TYRANT machinations — See Hitler Feb – Mar 1933