Today, an appeals court upheld a lower court's ruling invalidating the Jan. 15 primary.....
So: two possible courses of action.
(1) -- the state legislature passes and the governor signs a bill setting Jan. 15 as the date but with a modified provision for voting lists. This would have to happen next week.
(2) -- the parties could choose to hold their own contests... the Dems might hold a caucus and the GOP might hold a convention. Depending upon the dates of those contests, the DNC and RNC could sanction them -- or penalize the parties for scheduling them.
Until Michigan settles on a date or dates, New Hampshire's Secretary of State won't schedule the primary...although if Michigan dawdles, Sec. Gardner's hand will be forced.
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What do you mean that Gardner's hand will be forced? Are there any deadlines that he faces? Also, when are the Dems likely to schedule their caucus (assuming the Jan. 15th primary doesn't happen)? Will they stick with the old plan of Feb. 9th, or will they actually try to put it in early Jan. to mess up NH?
Posted by Chris S. | November 17, 2007 4:18 AM