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hrmjustin

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Mon Jun 23, 2014, 12:37 PM Jun 2014

The Irrationality of Multiple Primaries

JEANNE ZAINO

Despite some high profile and important races, few New Yorkers are expected to vote in Tuesday’s primary. To make matters worse, this is just the first of two primaries in the state this year.

Unlike voters across the country, New Yorkers are being asked to participate in two primaries—one on Tuesday for federal offices and one on September 9 for state and local offices. It is not common to hold two primaries because it is expensive and requires voters to go to the polls twice something that is almost certain to depress turnout.

New York’s dual primary system is not cheap. By some estimates it costs the state a whopping $50 million. Talk about a fleecing.

http://www.cityandstateny.com/2/75/campaigns-and-elections/the-irrationality-of-multiple-primaries.html#.U6hXbeHD9ct

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