Bill To Move Presidential Primary Passes House 111 to 1 Print
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Thursday, 23 April 2015 05:50

RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - It's on to the Senate for House Bill 457, which would move North Carolina's presidential primary to March 8. The goal is to prevent North Carolina from being penalized by the national parties for trying to hold the primary in February, a move legislators made in 2013.

The Republican National Committee has told North Carolina it would take away a substantial number of convention delegates if the state GOP persists in trying to become one of the first states to choose nominees. North Carolina's primary has traditionally been held in May. Candidates are usually already chosen by that time.

National Democrats are opposed to a pre-March primary for North Carolinan as well. This week, Democratic Rep. Mickey Michaux of Durham endorsed the bill during a committee meeting, saying he didn't see a choice. "“You [Republicans] are going to lose some delegates if this thing stays the way it is, and we [Democrats] are going to lose some too,” Michaux said.