Earlier Presidential Primaries

The Alabama legislature’s final day is Monday, May 16. On that day, the fate of HB100, which moves the presidential primary to the first Saturday after New Hampshire’s primary, will be decided. The bill has already passed the House and all Senate committees.

So far this year, the only other state that has moved its presidential primary to an earlier date is Arkansas, which moved it from May to the first Tuesday in February. That change was made via SB235, signed into law on March 3, 2005.

Bills are pending in Pennsylvania and New Jersey to move those states’ presidential primaries to March. Pennsylvania’s is now in April, and New Jersey’s is now in June.


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