While the general election date is specified by federal law, it's left up to each state to set it's own primary election date.
I believe that New Hampshire even has a law that automatically moves their primary back if another state tries to have one at the same time or earlier than they do.
I'm normally an opponent of involving the Feds in things, but in this case perhaps a federally mandated national primary date would be preferable.
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Glocksman wrote:While the general election date is specified by federal law, it's left up to each state to set it's own primary election date.
I believe that New Hampshire even has a law that automatically moves their primary back if another state tries to have one at the same time or earlier than they do.
I'm normally an opponent of involving the Feds in things, but in this case perhaps a federally mandated national primary date would be preferable.
I second the motion.
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EmperorSolo51 wrote:Since the primaries and caucuses are all over
Incorrect. Montana doesn't get to participate until OCTOBER.
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EmperorSolo51 wrote:Since the primaries and caucuses are all over
Incorrect. Montana doesn't get to participate until OCTOBER.
I think you are refering the the state primary not the Presidential one.
Incorrect. I have yet to get a chance to vote in either Presidential primary. Montana is one of the last states to get the chance to vote in them.
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Well horray. The primaries aren't this comming weekend, they are the next weekend. Montana finaly gets to voice its say in an election that has already been decided hence our votes have been invalidated even if they aren't denied. Don't you just love it when the primaries are so fucking spread out that the last few states get ignored completely?
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Closed primaries, and since I'm an independent......
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What really pisses me off is that Dean promised he wouldn't take his name off the ballot because he wanted everyone to be able to have their voice heard. Well I didn't see his name on the ballot.
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