- Other Primaries « GA SOS Brian Kemp Proposal for
Southeastern Regional Super Tuesday Primary
Feb. 19, 2014
Secretary of State Kemp Proposes March 1 Primary for Georgia, Southeastern Regional Super Tuesday Primary
Atlanta, GA –
In January, the Republican National Committee (RNC) voted to condense
the Primary calendar for candidates seeking the Republican nomination
in the 2016 Presidential election.
Under the newly passed
rules, the traditional four early voting states – Iowa, New Hampshire,
Nevada, and South Carolina – will cast ballots in February of
2016. To
protect the important role of these states in the nominating process,
harsh sanctions will be levied against states that choose to hold early
primaries or caucuses before March 2016.
While political
handicappers postulate on how the new Primary calendar will impact
would-be Presidential candidates, Secretary of State Brian Kemp is
working towards a March 1 Primary for Georgia and is proposing a plan
to ensure that the voice of the Southeastern United States is heard
loud and clear at the ballot box.
Kemp has reached out to
fellow states in the Southeast to join Georgia and hold their
Presidential Preference Primary first on Tuesday, March 1 2016.
If
scheduled and implemented, Republicans and Democrats in the South will
have a real voice in the nominating process. The South has
experienced
a major increase in population in recent years and this should be
reflected in the Presidential Preference Primary process.
So
far, Secretary Kemp has received positive feedback to his proposition
from Party leaders in Georgia and Secretaries of State in the
region.
He discussed his proposal with attendees at the National Association of
Secretaries of State (NASS) Winter Conference in Washington D.C. last
week.
Brian Kemp has been Secretary of State since January 2010. Among the office’s wide-ranging responsibilities, the Secretary of State is charged with conducting secure, accessible and fair elections, the registration of corporations, the oversight and regulation of securities and the administration of professional license holders.###