New Hampshire HB 98 was sent to Governor Chris Sununu on Monday, July 26. He has five days to act on the bill. It moves the non-presidential primary from September to August. Unfortunately it also moves the petition deadline for independent candidates, and the nominees of unqualified parties, from August to July. And it moves the deadline for such candidates to file a declaration of candidacy from June to May. That even includes presidential candidates, so if the bill is signed, minor parties will be forced to choose their presidential nominees by May of election years if they want to be on the New Hampshire ballot.