Pennsylvania lawmakers plan to begin voting on legislation to hold the state’s 2024 presidential primary a few weeks earlier
Under current law, Pennsylvania’s primary date is the fourth Tuesday in April, which lands on April 23.
On Wednesday, a state Senate committee could advance a proposal to change the primary election to March 19 or March 26. In an interview, Sen. David Argall, R-Schuylkill, acknowledged that moving it to either of those dates still leaves many states with large numbers of delegates before Pennsylvania, including Super Tuesday primary states on March 5.
This year, more lawmakers are motivated to support a change because April 23 is the first day of Passover, a Jewish holiday when observant Jews typically avoid the same activities they avoid on the Sabbath, such as driving, working or using electricity.Argall's bill would move the primary date to March 19, the same date as Ohio, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Arizona.
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