On April 27, the Florida Senate passed HB537, which would create a presidential primary that is one week later than New Hampshire’s primary. The Senate amended the bill to outlaw vote-counting machines with no paper trail. The bill had already passed the House, but must now return to the House to see if the House agrees with the amendment.

It is difficult to know for sure what will happen if this bill is signed into law, because New Hampshire won’t clearly say when its presidential primary will be. But even if New Hampshire holds its primary as late as January 22, the Florida bill would create a January 29 for Florida, ahead of almost all other primaries.