By Dan Murphy
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an Executive Order to make sure every New Yorker automatically receives A postage-paid absentee ballot application.
This order adds to Cuomo’s previous Executive Order allowing all New Yonkers to vote absentee in the June 23 Primaries. “I am issuing an Executive Order to ensure every New York voter automatically receives a postage-paid application for an absentee ballot. We’re making great progress to flatten the curve and decrease the spread of infection, but we don’t know when this pandemic will end and we can’t put democracy on hold,” Governor Cuomo said.
“I am issuing an Executive Order to ensure every New York voter automatically receives a postage-paid application for an absentee ballot because no New Yorker should have to choose between their health and their right to vote.”
Now, instead of having to request an absentee ballot, voters will receive an absentee ballot application, but voters will still have to fill out the absentee ballot and mail it back to the Board of Elections. In Westchester, all registered democrats will now receive an absentee ballot application. Westchester Democrats will be voting in the June 23 primary for District Attorney, between DA Anthony Scarpino and Mimi Rocah, and for Congress in the 16th district between Rep. Eliot Engel, Chris Fink, Sammy Rafaello, Andom Ghebreghiorgis, and Jamaal Bowman.
Additional democratic primaries in Westchester include the race to replace Congresswoman Nita Lowey, 17th district, between David Buchwald, David Carlucci, Asha Castleberry-Hernandez, Evelyn Farkas, Allison Fine, Delter Guin, John Jabbour, Duane Jackson, George John-Bosco, Mondaire Jones, David Katz, Lola Osoria, Catherine Parker, Jo-Anna Rodriguez-Wheeler and Adam Schleifer.
Another democratic primary will be in the Assembly District 92 in Greenburgh, where Tom Abinanti will be challenged by Jen Williams. In a story we reported on two weeks ago, Williams’ petition were challenged by Abianti, who sued Williams and taped a copy of the lawsuit personally to her home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Westchester democrats will not be voting in a presidential primary because the New York State Democratic Party cancelled the primary, after Senator Bernie Sanders withdrew. Joe Biden is now the presumptive democratic candidate nominee for President. There will also be no Republican presidential primary, no candidate is challenging President Donald Trump.
