Andrew Yang Wins Appeal to Continue New York Democratic Primary

The New York State Board of Elections can’t cancel the June 23 Democratic presidential primary due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Second Circuit said, a win for former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and a group of prospective Yang and Bernie Sanders delegates.

In April, New York became the only U.S. state or territory to cancel its 2020 presidential primary. With all candidates who qualified for the ballot except former Vice President Joe Biden having suspended their campaigns, the elections board said the contest was little more than a “beauty contest” at that point, and canceling it would reduce interpersonal ...