On October 24, the U.S. District Court in Albany, New York, postponed the hearing in the lawsuit over New York’s primary date from November 3 to November 17. This is the second postponement. Originally the hearing was to be October 20. The federal government is suing New York because New York is not in compliance with the 2009 federal law that requires states to mail absentee overseas ballots at least 45 days before any primary or general election (for federal office). New York’s mid-September primary (for office other than president) makes it impossible for New York to comply, so the federal government seeks a court order moving the September primary to August. See this story.