On March 4, five Nevada Republican state legislators introduced SB 212, which provides for a presidential primary for Nevada, to be held in January. The bill also says that the primary for all other partisan office should also be in January, in presidential election years and also in midterm years. No state has ever had its congressional primary that many months before the November election. The bill says the primary should be on the second-to-last Tuesday in January.

Nevada has never had a presidential primary in the past, except in 1996, when it was held on March 26. The bill does not attempt to create an earlier petition deadline for newly-qualifying parties or independent candidates, except for newly-qualifying parties that want their own primary. Thanks to Josh Putnam for this news.