Pennsylvania lawmakers still need to reach a final agreement on how early they’ll move the 2024 primary election, which currently conflicts with Passover.
Lawmakers still need to reach a final agreement on how early they’ll move the 2024 primary election, which currently conflicts with Passover.
Gov. Josh Shapiro and legislative leaders have all said they support moving the primary election to earlier in the year because the current date conflicts with Passover. The primary is scheduled for April 23, 2024, the first day of the major Jewish holiday. Traditional Jewish law prohibits many regular activities, such as driving, writing, working, and the use of electricity on the holiday, which is observed for eight days in the United States.
Kenyatta and Solomon initially proposed moving the date to March 19, but heard concerns that the petition period would then overlap with Christmas. They landed on April 2, which Kenyatta said puts the state in position to vote in a “mini Super Tuesday” with Wisconsin, Delaware, New York, and Rhode Island.
In a letter to Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward last month, Secretary of State Al Schmidt encouraged lawmakers to address the issue quickly. The Senate returns Wednesday to finish work related to the budget, and will be able to take up the issue swiftly once they are back Sept. 18 from summer recess, a spokesperson for Senate Republicans said in a statement.
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