On May 22, the New York State Democratic Party endorsed the idea of easing the time limits on voters who want to switch parties.  The current law requires voters to have been a member of a party for 190 days before a primary, if they want to vote in that party’s primary (unless the voter wasn’t registered to vote).

The party recommends that the legislature change the law so that voters can switch parties up to 60 days before a primary, and also that currently registered independents can join a party as late as 25 days before a primary.

Now that Democrats have a majority in both houses of the New York legislature,  whatever election law ideas the Democratic Party desires, do pass into law.