On May 21, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed HB 537, which moves Florida’s presidential primary to January 29. The bill also outlaws vote-counting machines with no paper trail. Both major party national committees have warned their Florida affiliates that January 29 is too early and breaks national party rules. Both national committees insist they will penalize Florida by depriving it of some of its delegates. It is possible the Florida Democratic Party will not recognize the primary and will hold caucuses instead, in February, to avoid this penalty.