On June 19, New York Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Staten Island) introduced AB 8308, which moves the 2016 petition deadline for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from August 23 to August 2. The bill also provides that the Democratic presidential primary in 2016 will be on June 7, and that the Republican presidential primary will be on April 19. Thanks to Mike Drucker of the Independent View for this news.