Georgia HB 487 is considered likely to pass. It would move the presidential primary from March to the first Tuesday in February. It would also change the percentage of the total vote needed to avoid a run-off election or a run-off primary from 50% to 45%. Georgia is the only state that requires candidates in general elections to receive a majority, or any particular specified percentage, of the total vote.
We had this law once before but they change last year or the year before.They are changing it back because Georgia has a strong Libertarian party. We caused one run off in NOV 2006. We almost cost a run off in a couple of others.This being down to hurt the Libertarian because we recieved so much press last year.