South Carolina will replace Iowa as the first state in the Democrats’ presidential picking order after the Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to overhaul its 2024 contest calendar.
Under the changes, South Carolina Democrats will vote Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire three days later. Georgia will vote a week later, followed by Michigan on Feb. 27.
Despite Saturday’s vote, two of the states have issues to overcome within their own state governments over the primary dates.
The DNC gave New Hampshire and Georgia until June to come into compliance on when primaries will be held. New Hampshire state law requires it to hold the first presidential primary, and Georgia Democrats need Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to agree to the date change.
In South Carolina state parties have the freedom to decide when their presidential primaries take place.
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