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Judge reinstates New York presidential primary canceled by state

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May 6, 2020 #canceled, #State
Judge reinstates New York presidential primary canceled by state

(Reuters) – A U.S. judge has reinstated a presidential primary canceled last week by New York state, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, over concerns that voting would have been an unnecessary risk.

People rest and enjoy the day at Central Park maintaining social distancing norms, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., May 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Former Vice President Joe Biden is already the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party, which led Douglas Kellner, a co-chair of the New York Board of Elections, to say the New York primary was “unnecessary and frivolous.”

However, Analisa Torres, a judge of the U.S. District Court for New York’s Southern District, granted a preliminary injunction and ordered the board to hold the election on June 23 among presidentia

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