Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday signed an executive order making temporary changes to election procedures in New York in an effort to help reduce the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, and person-to-person contact.
Under the new order, the candidate petitioning process will be suspended effective 5 p.m. March 17, for the June primaries for congressional, state senate, state assembly, and judicial races. The executive order also modifies the signature requirements for ballot access, meaning candidates will only need to collect 30 percent of the statutory threshold.
