Yang said the decision to remove names from the ballot denied voters 'the right to choose our next candidate for the office of President of the United States.'
of the presidential race in February, giving his endorsement to former Vice President Joe Biden. Biden is currently running unopposed in the primary cycle, making him the presumptive Democratic nominee., the New York State Board of Elections decided to cancel the primary.
Since Yang suspended his campaign publicly, a state law allowed New York to remove his name from the ballot. Yang did not, however, permanently terminate his campaign. According to the decision by Judge Analisa Torres, Yang"believed and expected that [his] name would nonetheless stay on the ballot in states with upcoming elections." Keeping his name on the ballot would still allow voters to"express their preferences by voting in the upcoming elections.
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