When Will Andrew Cuomo Announce His Candidcy for Governor of New York?

[cinyc]

when is the deadline?

July 22nd

How do you know this? 

Last I heard, the New York primaries might need to be moved up to comply with new federal rules on military absentee ballots.  The NYS Board of Elections hasn't posted their 2010 political calendar yet.

[cinyc]

Yeah, Cuomo could declare the day before the filing deadline and walk into the nomination. He doesn't need to announce any time soon.

It would be impossible for Cuomo to declare the day before the filing deadline in New York.  By definition, were Cuomo to wait that long, he wouldn't be the parties' nominee, and would have to go out and get enough signatures to get on the ballot.  That doesn't happen in a day - and someone would notice if Cuomo for Governor petitions were circulating sooner.

At the latest, Cuomo must declare before the NYS Democratic Party Convention, which likely will be held in May.   In the real world, he has to announce sooner than that to start to build support at the convention - probably in the next few months.

[cinyc]

Governor Paterson's 15-year-old son was detained by the NYPD for loitering for the purposes of gambling and found in possession of a stolen credit card today.  That would give Paterson a convenient excuse to drop out of the race.

[cinyc]

The New York Daily News reports Cuomo will announce he's running for governor at the end of March.