The New Hampshire secretary of state announced on October 30, 2019 that the state would be setting a January 11, 2020 date for the first-in-the-nation presidential primary. This announcement took place despite the fact that the Democratic National Committee had recently approved a new rule that would penalize states that attempted to hold primaries before Super Tuesday on March 3, 2020. The DNC has threatened to withhold half of the delegates from any state that violates the rule, though it’s unclear if they will follow through with this punishment. New Hampshire has argued that the DNC regulations are unfair and unconstitutional, and has made no indication that they plan to back down from setting the January 11 date.
New Hampshire announces first-in-the-nation presidential primary, defying DNC
