State Assembly and Governor Cuomo extends deadline for voters party affiliation change.

Crains New York

New York is relaxing party enrollment deadlines to make it easier to cast a ballot in primary elections.

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Thursday giving voters until Feb. 14 to enroll in a party to vote in the April presidential primary or the June congressional and state primary.

Under the old laws, voters had to sign up for a party up to a year before a primary if they wanted to participate.