Moving New Hampshire’s state primaries from September to late August makes more sense than fast-forwarding them to June. The House concurs with Secretary of State David Scanlan on this.
Gov. Chris Sununu disagrees, favoring a state Senate bill with the June move.
Why move the date at all? Scanlan says it is necessary because of the difficult time frame the later primary puts his office in. Absentee ballots have to be printed, shipped, and returned by primary day. We would note that all the legal challenges being raised about voting is another reason for an earlier start.
Sununu and others claim that an August date might suppress voting, since it is vacation time. But an absentee ballot is the answer to that weak argument.
The June date presents its own set of problems, including moving the candidate filing deadline up to March, crunch time for both municipal officials and legislators.
And what would a second Tuesday in June date mean for schools, which are the polling places for many towns and cities? Would this delay the end of the school year?
An August date would eliminate one of the many days on which our children’s education is disrupted. The Senate should concur with the House on this one.
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