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NY Democratic Party Refuses Independents Vote in Primary

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On May 23-24, the New York Democratic Party held its state convention. The delegates tabled a resolution that would have allowed independent voters to vote in Democratic Party primaries, if they switched to being Democrats by 25 days before the primary. Parties have the right to decide to let independent voters vote in their primaries, regardless of state law. Current New York statutory law says no one can vote in a primary (except new registrants) unless they had registered into the party in the year before the election.

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