Adjunct Professor Jerry Goldfeder was quoted in a New York Times article about New York State’s separate state and federal primary elections.
New York’s bifurcated primaries, however, have caused the state to spend millions of dollars more; at the same time, having two separate primaries can also suppress voter interest, election law experts and state officials say.
“It adds to voter confusion and it reduces turnout,” said Jerry H. Goldfeder, an election lawyer and an adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law. “Until the Legislature sees fit to enact a rational election calendar, we are stuck with two different primaries.”