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	California moves up presidential primary - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Schwarzenegger is hoping that by moving the presidential primary from June to Feb. 5, the state will again play a significant role, forcing presidential candidates to campaign in the state, rather than merely visit the state to raise money and focusing on states that choose their nominees earlier.
		The primaries are held to select delegates to the parties' national presidential nominating conventions.
		Even with the state's presidential primary in February, primary elections for state and congressional candidates would continue to be held in June, with the general election in November.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2007-03-15-calif-primary_N.htm?csp=34 (547 words)

	U.S. presidential primary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Direct primaries were first introduced at the local and state level as part of the Progressive Era reforms of the early 20th century.
		The best-known of the American presidential primaries is the one in New Hampshire, because it is the first in each quadrennial cycle.
		As a result, in the 2004 Democratic primary schedule, for instance, the nominee was already known by early March; in the past, the nominee was often not known until June, when the last of the primaries were held, or even until the late-summer convention.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U.S._presidential_primary (977 words)

	SOS, Missouri - Elections: 2004 Presidential Preference Primary in Missouri (Questions & Answers)
		Presidential Primary candidates instead file a request to be included on the ballot pursuant to section 115.761, which requires them only to file a written request.
		Presidential Primary candidates instead file a request to be included on the ballot pursuant to section 115.761.
		Section 115.770 provides: "the conduct of the presidential preference primary election and the count and canvass of the votes cast therein shall conform as nearly as is practicable to that prescribed for the conduct of the primary election for state officers." The Board will convene to canvass the vote just as in a state primary.
	www.sos.mo.gov /elections/2004primary/2004pppqa.asp (1118 words)

	Encyclopedia: U.S. presidential primary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A primary election is one in which a political party selects a candidate for a later election by all registered voters in that jurisdiction (nominating primary).
		The Graduated Random Presidential Primary System (also known as the California Plan or American Plan) is designed to begin with presidential primaries in small-population states, where candidates do not need tens of millions of dollars in order to compete, and grow progressively larger and more challenging as the nominating...
		The U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination, 2004 was the series of primaries and caucuses that determined who was to be chosen at the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City as the Republican Partys candidate in the U.S. presidential election, 2004.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/U.S.-presidential-primary (2429 words)

	U.S. presidential primary -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The series of U.S. presidential primaries is one of the first steps in the process of electing a (The person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government) President of the United States.
		Campaigning for the primaries often begins six to 12 months before the first primary, almost two years before the (A national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies) general election.
		The best-known of the American presidential primaries is the one in (A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies) New Hampshire, because it is the first in each quadrennial cycle.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/u/u.s._presidential_primary1.htm (1149 words)

	1992 Democratic presidential primary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1992 Democratic presidential primary chose the Democratic nominee for the general election.
		Harkin had an early victory in his home state of Iowa, a contest that was largely uncontested by the other candidates, but fared poorly elsewhere.
		Tsongas emerged as the early front runner and won the New Hampshire Primary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1992_Democratic_presidential_primary (289 words)

	2000 Presidential Primary Dates by State
		Establishing the date for a Presidential primary, and determining the type of Presidential primary held, varies from state to state.
		In some states, a caucus and/or convention may be held instead of a Presidential primary election.
		Presidential general elections are not held in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
	www.fec.gov /pages/2kdates.htm (242 words)

	Western Presidential Primary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		States have increasingly moved their primary or caucus dates earlier in the presidential primary calendar and states have banded together in coordinated regional primaries such as Super Tuesday (the South), Yankee or Junior Tuesday (New England), and Great Lakes Tuesday.
		The West has had the least amount of impact historically on the presidential primary process because many of the states have smaller numbers of delegates at stake and that several of them have primary or caucus dates late in the process.
		The Western Presidential Primary Task Force plans to organize televised candidate debates or town meetings that will be broadcast to all of the participating states to facilitate candidate exposure and interaction with western voters.
	www.westgov.org /wga/initiatives/primary.htm (1214 words)

	Boston.com / News / Nation / Wash. cancels presidential primary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		SEATTLE -- Washington became the eighth state yesterday to scrap its presidential primary, abandoning a process detractors across the country say is expensive and, in some cases, irrelevant.
		The presidential nomination process is complicated, with each state allowed to use different mechanisms for choosing delegates to the parties' national conventions.
		Southern states scheduled their primaries so that they were all grouped together in a regional primary, hoping to increase their influence.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2003/12/06/wash_cancels_presidential_primary (934 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / N.H. / Rendell wants early Pa. presidential primary in 2008 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Rendell, who served as general chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 2000, said Pennsylvania's April 27 primary is so late that the state will be irrelevant to the outcome of the nine-way race for the Democratic nomination, even though it is considered a swing state in the general election.
		Under current law, Pennsylvania's presidential primary is held on the fourth Tuesday in April.
		Rendell acknowledged his proposal could force a showdown with New Hampshire, whose laws require its primary to be first in the nation, but said the consolidation of so many primaries early in the year unfairly punishes candidates who fail to do well in the initial bouts in Iowa and New Hampshire.
	www.boston.com /news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2004/01/14/rendell_wants_early_pa_presidential_primary_in_2008 (488 words)

	PUERTO RICO REPORT: Navy To Stop Cleaning Hawaii Range Land 14 Years After Training Ends… D.C. Presidential ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		D.C.'s actual primary will be held January 13th but voters who will not be able to vote in person that day were allowed to cast absentee ballots beginning December 29th.
		Primary voting in a number of States the week after the New Hampshire primary may cause some of the serious candidates to drop out.
		These primaries and others a week afterwards are expected to narrow the field of candidates.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/2004/vol8n01/WashUpdate0801-en.shtml (1634 words)

	National Association of Secretaries of State: Election Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1996, amid concerns that many states were moving their primary dates earlier and earlier, NASS conducted a hearing on the presidential primary process and released a report documenting the problems created by this trend.
		Understanding the historically important role that smaller states have played in the presidential election process in terms of "retail politics," the states of New Hampshire and Iowa shall be allowed to conduct their primary election or caucus prior to the commencement of the rotation schedule.
		"Presidential Primary" is the official primary election conducted or sanctioned by the state of _______________ held in any year that is evenly divisible by the number four at which delegations to national party conventions are to be chosen.
	www.nass.org /issues.html (973 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / N.H. / Democrats form panel to promote presidential primary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Kathy Sullivan, head of the state party, on Wednesday announced formation of a blue ribbon panel of leading Democrats to promote the primary, whose leadoff status periodically is challenged as not being representative of the nation.
		The New Hampshire Presidential Primary Democratic Task Force was named in response to formation of a 40-member Democratic National Committee commission charged with studying the presidential nominating calendar for the 2008 election.
		Officials in Iowa, which holds leadoff presidential caucuses, and New Hampshire argue that their voters give candidates a tough vetting, while a national nominating process would focus on large cities and neglect rural areas such as theirs.
	www.boston.com /news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2005/01/27/democrats_form_panel_to_promote_presidential_primary (498 words)

	ipedia.com: U.S. presidential primary Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The U.S. presidential primaries are but one step in the process of electing a President of the United States.
		The primary elections evolved out of the necessity for U.S. political parties to nominate and unite behind one candidate for the Presidency.
		In the 2004 Democratic primary schedule, for instance, many people expect to know the nominee by the middle of March; in the past, the nominee was often not known until June, when the last of the primaries were held, or even until the convention.
	www.ipedia.com /u_s__presidential_primary.html (688 words)

	State's presidential primary is canceled
		Passed in an unusual December session that lasted barely over four hours, the measure cancels the state's 2004 presidential primary, making Washington the seventh state to do so and saving more than $6 million, on the grounds that it would be largely meaningless.
		Washington's presidential primary came into existence with an initiative to the Legislature that lawmakers passed in 1989.
		That was a year after many mainstream Republicans were outraged that insurgent supporters of presidential candidate and TV evangelist Pat Robertson turned out for GOP caucuses and won control of the state's delegation to the party's 1988 nominating convention.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/151376_session06.html (880 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Presidential primary kaput (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Republican leaders aren't saying the 2004 primary is dead because they already have their nominee — President Bush seeking a second term.
		The 107,322 votes cast in the Utah primary came out to $5.59 per vote in a nomination fight that was already decided.
		But after the news media started asking questions Friday about the primary, Gary Doxey, Leavitt's general counsel, contacted Lawrence and told her the governor prefers that the primary remain in statute, with the qualifier that it only be funded every four years if funds are available.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,455030828,00.html (832 words)

	PoliticsNH.com - New Hampshire's Online Political Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		DLCers are hoping that “undeclared” voters, who are unaffiliated with either major party and often labeled “independents,” will invade the Democratic presidential primary and exert a salutary, moderate influence on the outcome — a surprisingly strong showing by John Edwards or Joe Lieberman, perhaps, as opposed to an upset by Howard Dean.
		As a result, From and Reed also underestimate the number of 2000 presidential primary voters who were registered with one party or another, and overestimate the relative power of independents.
		Presidential primary turnout rates based on February 2000 voter lists therefore may be misleadingly low.
	www.politicsnh.com /scala/index.shtml (1064 words)

	Rendell pushing for early 2008 presidential primary for Pennsylvania
		By law, Pennsylvania's primary is held on the fourth Tuesday of April in presidential election years.
		Rendell said he will ask state lawmakers to consider splitting off the 2008 presidential primary from the primary election for state offices, so the presidential primary can be in early February.
		Madonna and Young said an alternative to a statewide presidential primary would be a series of county conventions in early February, where delegates would be chosen.
	www.post-gazette.com /election/20040118primary40elect2p6.asp (714 words)

	Presidential Primary calender
		The purpose of the presidential primary is to elect delegates to a political party’s national convention.
		To appear on the primary ballot, district delegates must file petitions signed by either 1000 enrolled voters in the party in the congressional district or signed by at least 0.5% of the enrolled voters in the party in the congressional district, whichever is less.
		Additionally, presidential candidates must file a nominating petition with signatures of 5000 enrolled voters in the party in order for those delegates and alternate delegates committed to that presidential candidate to appear on the primary election ballot.
	www.co.tompkins.ny.us /boe/primary2000.html (412 words)

	Presidential Primary Ballot
		The Office of the Secretary of State is responsible for designating the people whose names appear on the ballot for each primary election.
		This is done when the Secretary has determined that the candidate's candidacy is generally advocated or recognized in the news media throughout the United States or in Maryland and in accordance with party rules.
		For more information concerning Maryland's presidential primary ballot, call (410) 974-5521 or contact us by e-mail.
	www.sos.state.md.us /PresPrimaryBallot.htm (170 words)

	Secretary of State Bradbury Announces Presidential Primary Ballot, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Under the proposal, presidential primaries would be grouped by region beginning in 2004 with the East in March, the South in April, the Midwest in May, and the West in June.
		Primaries in each state of a given region would be scheduled on or soon after the first Tuesday in March, April, May or June of presidential election years.
		The Secretary of State concluded his announcement about the presidential primary ballot by urging Oregonians to vote in the May 16 election.
	www.sos.state.or.us /executive/pressrel/031300.html (415 words)

	Wyoming and Utah First To Pass Western Presidential Primary Bills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Regional primary legislation is expected to be introduced in Nevada next week, making at least six states likely to participate in the first-ever Western presidential primary.
		Although the language in the presidential primary bills varies from state to state, and some states plan party caucuses or conventions instead of primaries, the intent is the same: to expand the region's influence in the nomination of presidential candidates.
		With Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt spearheading the Western presidential primary movement, the final version of HB 91 readily passed the Utah Legislature on Tuesday.
	www.westgov.org /wga/press/pr3-2-99.htm (672 words)

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