http://nypost.com/2017/08/14/by-dodging-primaries-new-york-pols-are-killing-democracy/by the New York Post Editorial Board
August 14, 2017
It’s the most cynical political game in a cynical town, calculated to deprive New York voters of what little democracy they’re allowed to participate in.
Leave office before your term expires, but after the filing date for the Democratic primary, and you’ve assured that county party leaders, not voters, get to pick the next candidate. And that candidate almost always is the one the outgoing legislator wants.
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