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Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:26 Written by rslcpol Monday, 8 February 2010 01:22
From StarTribune.com:
DFL legislative leaders will try again this session to move the state’s primary election from September to August, even though Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed such a shift last year.
This time around, however, an earlier primary date is being prompted by a new federal law that all but mandates it.
A massive defense spending bill signed into law last year contains a provision that requires states to give overseas voters — including those in the military — at least 45 days to mail back their general election ballots this fall.
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