Presidential Elections 2012: When will the first primary take place?

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Presidential Elections 2012: When will the first primary take place?

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kruijs in Politics » United States
Settled on 10/28/2011 05:26 Settled by

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Winning option:nuary 2012, or later The calendar scramble had consumed Republican officials in early voting states and complicated candidates' decisions about travel, the timing of television advertisements and the distribution of limited resources. But with New Hampshire now free to settle on its preferred date of Jan. 10, the final puzzle pieces appear to have fallen into place.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44998849/ns/politics-decision_2012/deck/msn

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November 2011, or earlier

December 2011

January 2012, or later

Background

Iowa Republican Party officials voted on Monday to set January 3, 2012, as the new date for the Iowa caucuses. South Carolina has moved its primary to January 21 and Nevada officials chose January 14 for the "first in the west" caucuses.

Late last week, the state official in New Hampshire who sets the date of New Hampshire's usual first-in-the-nation primary indicated he was considering a date as early as December 6 if Nevada didn't move back a bit on the January calendar.

The 2008 Iowa caucuses were held on January 3 as well, but this time around national party officials had hoped to avoid holding contests in January.

The 2012 Iowa Caucuses were originally scheduled for February 6 and Strawn said the scramble was on to adjust to the new date.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/18/us-iowa-caucus-republicans-idUSTRE79H0IC20111018

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