Legislators to take up SEC presidential primary in House

Miss. Lawmakers Debate SEC Primary

Mississippi Lawmakers will debate whether Mississippi should take part in a regional presidential primary, beginning in 2016.

The move would help create the “SEC primary,” named after the Southeastern Conference in sports…

…House Bill 933 would move Mississippi’s primary to the first Tuesday of March. Under current law, the state’s presidential primary is set for the second Tuesday of that month.

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2/1/15