Showing posts with label primary movement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label primary movement. Show all posts
Friday, June 19, 2026

Gov. McKee's signature moves Rhode Island presidential primary to Super Tuesday

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On Thursday, June 18, Governor Dan McKee (D) signed  H 7090   and  S 2491  into law. The identical measures move the presidential primary in...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

New legislation proposes slight shift in New Jersey primary timing

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Late last week, New Jersey state Sen. Brian Stack (D-33rd, Union City) introduced legislation -- S 4445 -- to push back the primary in the...
Friday, June 12, 2026

On to the governor: Super Tuesday primary bills clear final legislative hurdles in Rhode Island

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Presidential primary legislation was caught up in the hustle and bustle of the final day of the 2026 session of the Rhode Island General As...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

Rhode Island Senate committee tees up concurrence vote on Super Tuesday presidential primary bill

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The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee quickly took up and, without debate, signed off on H 7090 on Tuesday, June 9. That House-passed...
Thursday, June 4, 2026

Super Tuesday presidential primary bill unanimously passes Rhode Island Senate

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With the clocking winding down on the 2026 session the Rhode Island Senate ran through a lost list of legislation rapid fire on Thursday, Ju...

Rhode Island Senate committee advances Super Tuesday presidential primary bill

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On Tuesday, June 2, the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee positively reported  S 2491 , the upper chamber's companion bill intende...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

"Republicans are gutting southern Dem districts. Dems might front-load the South in its 2028 primaries to respond."

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Lisa Kashinsky at Politico reports on the possibility of two southern states making it into the early window of the 2028 presidential primar...

"5 Southern Democratic chairs say South Carolina should lead off 2028 presidential primary calendar"

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Meg Kinard at the AP sets the stage for the presentation South Carolina Democrats will make to the Rules and Bylaws Committee for going earl...

Filibuster threat was the undoing of Missouri presidential primary bill

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There is one last footnote to the latest failed attempt in Jefferson City to restore the Missouri presidential primary. From Rep.  Rudy Veit...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

"Democrats to pitch new-look Iowa Caucuses in bid to go first once more"

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Brianne Pfannenstiel at the Des Moines Register shares the latest on Iowa Democrats push to return to the early window for 2028 : "Iowa...
Monday, May 18, 2026

The close of the 2026 legislative session kills the latest attempt to restore Missouri's presidential primary

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The 2026 session of the Missouri General Assembly adjourned on Friday, May 15. One bill that died in the process was  HB 2387/2480 , a measu...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Super Tuesday presidential primary bill clears committee hurdle in Missouri Senate

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The reinstatement of Missouri's presidential primary inched one step closer to reality on Wednesday morning, May 6, 2026. The state Sena...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Missouri Senate committee gives Super Tuesday presidential primary bill the thumbs up

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The Missouri Senate Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee convened on Monday, May 4, 2026 and entered executive session to take...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

Rhode Island House passes Super Tuesday presidential primary bill

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Without any debate, the Rhode Island House took up and unanimously passed H 7090 on Thursday, April 30. The 62-0 vote by the members of the...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

"Missouri Senate committee debates plan to reinstate presidential primary for 2028"

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Rudi Keller at the Missouri Independent with the latest from Jefferson City on the efforts to resurrect the state-run presidential primary i...
Thursday, April 9, 2026

Missouri House passes Super Tuesday presidential primary bill

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During the morning session of Thursday, April 9, the Missouri House took up for a third reading and passed  HB 2387/2480  by a vote of 116-2...
Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Idaho's 2026 legislative session draws to a close, killing bids to restore presidential primary

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Last week, after missing the target date for adjournment at the end of March and running into overtime, the Idaho legislature gaveled out it...
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Missouri House clears Super Tuesday presidential primary bill for final passage

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The Missouri House on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 took up  HB 2387/2480  for perfection (amendment) and after amending the title passed the measu...

"Rhode Island primary election day could change in 2026 and 2028. Here's why."

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The Providence Journal's Catherine Gregg updates the effort to shift the presidential primary in Rhode Island to Super Tuesday : "S...