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VOL. 111, NO. 37 APRIL 9-15, 2020
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BY BILL PARRY
BPARRY@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
The special election for Queens
borough president will be
held on June 23, according to
an executive order signed by Governor
Andrew Cuomo.
The special election will be held
on the same day that Cuomo set
for the Democratic presidential
primary.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, who postponed
the original date of March 24
due to the coronavirus pandemic,
was going to set a new date for the
special election, but the governor’s
emergency powers supersede City
Hall’s in this instance.
“We thank Governor Cuomo for
endorsing the mayor’s recommendation
to consolidate the presidential
primary to June 23 to protect the
health of voters and poll workers,”
de Blasio spokesman Jose Bayona
said. “We look forward to working
together with the governor and
the Legislature to expand absentee
voting to ensure the essential functions
of our democratic process
continue to operate amid a public
health crisis.”
Early voting will begin on June
13. Candidates on the ballot include
Councilmen Donovan Richards
and Costa Constantinides, former
Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley,
retired NYPD sergeant Anthony
Miranda, Yao Din, Councilman
Jimmy Van Bramer, who suspended
his campaign in January, and
former Jim Quinn.
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