-3- Nos. 56 & 58 (David Remnick, New York City in the Coronavirus Pandemic, The New Yorker, April 5, 2020, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/13/new-york-city-in-the- coronavirus-pandemic). We are living through extraordinary times, attempting to hold true to the foundation of our democracy, elections, while defending against a global pandemic. That pandemic has stricken nowhere more fiercely than in New York City. New York schools, workplaces, restaurants, cultural institutions, and stores have been shuttered. Our oncebustling streets are empty; the lights of an empty Times Square, if ever cheery, are now unquestionably eerie; the New York City subways, largely vacant, no longer run overnight. Our city that never sleeps is comatose. In New York City alone, almost 200,000 people have been infected with and more than 15,000 people have died from COVID-19, although both of those numbers are likely underreported. Initially the virus appeared to impact the elderly population primarily, but we have later seen its horrifying effects on those of all ages, including children. Young and otherwise healthy adults have also not been spared: “The second day I was sick [with COVID-19], I woke up to what felt like hot tar buried deep in my chest. I could not get a deep breath unless I was on all fours. I’m healthy. I’m a runner. I’m 33 years old” (Mara Gay, ‘I Wish I Could Do Something for You,’ My Doctor Said, NY Times, May 14, 2020, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/opinion/coronavirus-young-people.html). Through all this, one of the candidates here, Ms. Seawright, dutifully complied with Governor Cuomo’s Executive Orders to stay home while she was experiencing COVID19 symptoms; the majority has struck her from the ballot in the June primary. The other -3-