North Carolina law says the 2016 presidential primary should be in February, which is in violation of national party rules for both major parties. The bill to move that primary to March 15, 2016, is HB 373. HB 373 was originally a bill that had no connection to the presidential primary, and it had passed the House. In July the Senate transformed the bill into a presidential primary date bill, and passed it in its new form. But since then, it has made no headway in the House. North Carolina is the only state with its presidential primary date still unsettled. If the state doesn’t move the presidential primary into March, Republican rules will bar most of the state’s delegates from being seated.
According to the NH SOS website, the date of the “first in the nation” presidential primary is not yet set.
Yes, but because no state is challenging New Hampshire this time, it seems obvious it will be January 26.