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Last Updated on Tuesday, 1 September 2009 11:43 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 1 September 2009 11:43
From MinnPost.com:
In all likelihood, Minnesota will not hold a primary election in September of 2010.
A pending change in federal law will set a new deadline for mailing absentee ballots to soldiers, sailors and others residing overseas. It would be practically impossible for Minnesota to meet this deadline if it continues to hold its primaries on the second Tuesday (after the first Monday) of September, as scheduled under current Minnesota law.
Some legislators have been trying for years to move Minnesota to an earlier primary date. A move to August actually passed in the last session but the bill was vetoed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty. (The bill included other measures that Pawlenty disliked, but in his veto message he did specify the August primary as one he opposed.)