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October 30, 2007

Lawmakers will seek earlier presidential primary today

PROVIDENCE -- It turns out lawmakers today expect to introduce legislation to move Rhode Island's presidential primary from March 4 to the earlier, "Super Tuesday" date on which many states will now hold primaries.

A new version of the bill is expected to be introduced during today's General Assembly special session. The move follows the failure of legislation in the regular session earlier this year to clear the House after passing in the Senate.

The calendar of bills, including attempts to override Governor Carcieri's vetoes, posted yesterday did not include the presidential primary proposal.

Senate Majority Leader Teresa Paiva-Weed confirmed the Senate will take up the bill during today's session. House leaders had not yet been reached, but Greg Pare, spokesman for the Senate president, said the House has agreed to take up the bill as well.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Katherine Gregg of the Journal State House Bureau

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 4:03 PM | Permalink

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