Defying the the threat of losing delegates to the national convention, the Michigan House passed a January 15 primary bill this afternoon. The bill passed the state Senate last week. Governor Jennifer Granholm will sign the bill, according to the Politico.
The move comes just days after the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee found a similar early primary in Florida to violate party rules, voting to strip Florida of its delegates unless a substitute plan was devised within 30 days. The Michigan move is certain to set off another round of debate about the primary calendar and place a second state's delegates in jeopardy.
The Michigan move also means that New Hampshire will be forced by its own law to move its primary to January 8 and presents a likelihood that Iowa's precinct caucuses will fall in December 2007, perhaps as early as December 15.
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