Appeals Judges Seem Apt to Let New York Presidential Primary Proceed

Appeals Judges Seem Apt to Let New York Presidential Primary Proceed
People vote at a polling site at a public school in New York City on Nov. 8, 2016. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—Federal appeals court judges seemed inclined during oral arguments Friday to let New York’s Democratic presidential primary proceed next month despite state claims that it could threaten the safety of voters during a pandemic.

The three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard 90 minutes of arguments after a judge last week ordered the primary to take place despite an April decision by Democratic members of the state’s Board of Elections to cancel it.