New Hampshire state constitution makes it mandatory that it holds the first primary. How are they getting around that? Are they just going to ignore it?
The penalty for not holding your primary per party rules is that they can refuse to seat your delegates at the convention.
New Hampshire state constitution makes it mandatory that it holds the first primary.
State law not the constituion.
New Hampshire state law provides: “The presidential primary election shall be held on the second Tuesday in March or on a date selected by the secretary of state which is 7 days or more immediately preceding the date on which any other state shall hold a similar election, whichever is earlier.”