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North Carolina lawmakers push August primary shift
The North Carolina Senate and House passed bills to move state and local primaries from May to August, with two versions for the August date. One sets the last Tuesday in August, the other the fourth Tuesday. The presidential primary would move to March on the Senate measure. Debates cited voter exposure, campus timing, and campaign costs, with amendments and potential conference committee required to reconcile differences. The Legislature also kept a runoff requirement for nominations at over 50 percent.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Senate
House
Earl May
William Staton
D-Lee
United States
Staton
State Board of Elections
Patricia Hunt
D-Orange
University of North Carolina
Edward Renfrew
D-Johnston
Lawrence Davis
D-Forsyth