Thursday, January 8, 2015

Arizona Bill Introduced to Again Attempt to Schedule Presidential Primary on Iowa Caucuses Date

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Arizona is at it again. Representative Phil Lovas (R-22nd -- Peoria, Glendale), just as he did two years ago , has prefiled a bill in the...
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Update on 2016 DC Presidential Primary: Off to June

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Just before the holidays, the Washington, DC District Council voted unanimously to shift the presidential primary in the District from Apri...

Bill Introduced to Merge Democratic and Republican Presidential Primaries in South Carolina

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Two-time South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Vincent Sheheen (D-27th, Kershaw), has prefiled a bill in the South Carolina st...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

California: Damned if you do, Damned of you don't [Move] in Presidential Primary Politics

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Mark Barabak of the LA Times had a nice ring in the new year presidential election style piece last week, written from the outside looking ...
Monday, January 5, 2015

2016 Texas Republican Delegate Allocation Rules: A New Caveat to Consider

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THE FULL FINAL DELEGATE ALLOCATION RULES FOR TEXAS CAN BE FOUND HERE . Last week FHQ looked closer at some of the factors surrounding ...
Sunday, January 4, 2015

Primary Movement Starts with the State Legislatures: 2015 State Legislative Session Calendar

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The National Conference of State Legislatures has  this calendar  as well, but in alphabetical order. FHQ is more concerned with sequence. W...
Saturday, January 3, 2015

Close of Michigan Session Kills Presidential Primary Bill

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The Michigan state legislature gaveled to a close on Tuesday, December 30. This was more a formal adjournment than anything else as no vot...
Friday, January 2, 2015

Why is Florida on March 1 and Not March 15?

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***UPDATE*** (3/3/15) : Given the signal from the Republican Party of Florida , the state party will continue to utilize a form of winner-ta...
Thursday, January 1, 2015

Happy New Year

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FHQ wants to wish everyone a happy 2015. States reacting throughout the coming year to the national party delegate selection rules finalized...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Will a Calendar Bump Up Mean More Candidate Visits in SEC Primary States?

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Just this morning Alabama Secretary of State-elect, John Merrill (R) clearly added his voice to the chorus of SEC presidential primary supp...