It's primary day

This year’s Congressional primary, which normally was held in September, is today, because a federal court moved the date to ensure that people in the military using absentee ballots were not disenfranchised.

Because of the change, campaign officials and political consultants predict low turnouts in primary elections for House seats and in the lone statewide primary, for the Republican nomination to challenge Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, a Democrat. Not that turnouts ever were that high.

Polls are open from noon to 9 p.m.