Virus concerns being the reason…
Georgia election officials postponed the state’s presidential primary election scheduled for March 24 due to concerns of over the coronavirus, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Saturday.
Election officials are moving the primary to May 19. Early voting for the primary will resume again shortly before the new voting date.
“Events are moving rapidly and my highest priority is protecting the health of our poll workers, their families, and the community at large,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told the Journal-Constitution.
On Friday Louisiana became the first state to postpone their primary due to concerns over the virus, pushing their primary from April 4 primary to June 20.
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Larry Sabato
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Georgia joining Louisiana in postponing presidential primary. GA was March 24. Now it’s May 19 (same day as GA state primaries). Might have been significant if Dems had taken longer to sort through field. AZ FL IL OH still voting this Tues March 17. #GeorgiaPrimary #Coronavirus
Revised countdown calendar, as it is now, for the remaining contests.
On one of the Sunday morning talk shows, both Gov. DeWine of Ohio and Gov. Pritzker of Illinois affirmed clearly that their own state’s primary would culminate thus Tuesday (much of the voting not in person on Election Day but by mail or by early voting during extended hours).
Of course everything below after this Tuesday is subject to change and dropping of other shoes. After Georgia pushed back her March 24th primary, there will be 12 free days between next Tuesday and Puerto Rico’s primary on Saturday the 29th, followed 6 days later by three states’ elections on Saturday 4 April.
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Puerto Rico may be next to push back it’s presidential primary…
Puerto Rico may delay its primary from March 29 to April 26, the latest in a series of moves by states and territories to push elections out of the time frame when voters have been told to protect against the novel coronavirus.
In a Sunday night statement, the Democratic Party of Puerto Rico said it would ask the territory’s legislature to move the primary, citing concern about “the welfare of voters.” But it also left open the possibility of moving the primary later.
“This is an unprecedented day-by-day situation,” said Charles Rodriguez, the local party chair. “Our intention is to keep all options open to ensure the citizen’s right to vote.”…
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