The bill reestablished and the law now explicitly schedules a presidential primary in the Beehive state for the first Tuesday in March during presidential election years. Utah will rejoin Super Tuesday for the first time since the 2008 cycle when the primary coincided with a de facto national primary day with over twenty contests in both parties.
Utah at this time becomes the thirteenth state to schedule a primary or caucus for Super Tuesday. Of the 13, Utah will have fewer delegates at stake in the Democratic process than ten of the Super Tuesday states or territories. Only Vermont and Democrats Abroad will offer fewer delegates on Super Tuesday. Typically, that has been a combination -- few delegates at stake on a date that offers many more delegate-rich states -- that has led to smaller states getting lost in the shuffle.
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The Utah presidential primary change will be reflected on the 2020 FHQ presidential primary calendar.
Related:
2/25/19: Legislation Would Push Reestablished Utah Presidential Primary to Super Tuesday
3/7/19: Super Tuesday Presidential Primary Bill Introduced in Utah
3/11/19 (a): Super Tuesday Presidential Primary Bill Unanimously Passes Senate Committee Stage in Utah
3/11/19 (b): Utah Senate Passes Super Tuesday Presidential Primary Bill
3/14/19: Utah House Passes Super Tuesday Presidential Primary Bill
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