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Pa. could get an earlier presidential primary -- if other election fights don't get in the way
Partisan disagreements have stalled many other proposed election law changes, and lawmakers sometimes have tied issues together.(link) https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2023/05/08/pa-2024-presidential-primary-date-harrisburg-election-reform/stories/202305050110
HARRISBURG — Top lawmakers in both parties want to prevent a proposal to change the date of Pennsylvania’s presidential primary from getting tangled up with other election-related issues that have long been subjects of partisan bickering.
Current law sets the state’s 2024 primary on April 23, relatively late in the national primary calendar and also in conflict with the first full day of Passover. Gov. Josh Shapiro and many lawmakers want to change that to avoid the conflict with the Jewish holiday, and many also want to give Pennsylvania more national clout with an earlier nominating contest.
A new bipartisan bill being considered in the state Senate would shift the primary from the fourth Tuesday in April to the third Tuesday in March. But partisan disagreements have stalled many other proposed election law changes over the last few years, and lawmakers sometimes have tied issues together.
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, said Friday that the date-change proposal should be kept separate from more contentious issues, such as stricter voter ID requirements and allowing for the earlier processing of mail ballots.
Current law sets the state’s 2024 primary on April 23, relatively late in the national primary calendar and also in conflict with the first full day of Passover. Gov. Josh Shapiro and many lawmakers want to change that to avoid the conflict with the Jewish holiday, and many also want to give Pennsylvania more national clout with an earlier nominating contest.
A new bipartisan bill being considered in the state Senate would shift the primary from the fourth Tuesday in April to the third Tuesday in March. But partisan disagreements have stalled many other proposed election law changes over the last few years, and lawmakers sometimes have tied issues together.
Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, said Friday that the date-change proposal should be kept separate from more contentious issues, such as stricter voter ID requirements and allowing for the earlier processing of mail ballots.
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Yep they're talking about it again. Maybe this time they'll actually do something about it.
