Rhode Island becomes latest state to postpone presidential primary

hode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) announced on Monday that the state's presidential primary will be delayed amid the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.

Raimondo said in a tweet that she would sign an executive order to postpone the contest from April 28 to June 2 on the advice of the Board of Elections. The primary will also be conducted primarily through mail-in-votes, according to Raimondo.

Rhode Island follows a number of other states such as Ohio, Georgia, Louisiana, Connecticut, and Kentucky, in postponing their primary amid the coronavirus outbreak.

As of Monday, there were 106 coronavirus cases in Rhode Island and upwards of 41,000 in the U.S.



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