Politics & Government

Ladue Lawmaker Proposes Moving State, Federal Primary Elections to June

State Sen. John Lamping, R-Ladue, wants to move primaries from August to June, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Currently, Congress, the Legislature and many statewide offices hold party primaries on the Tuesday after the first Monday in August of even-numbered years.

Lamping said his reason for the proposed change is because a June primary would give candidates more time to communicate with voters before the November general elections, the Post-Dispatch article stated.

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A Senate committee reportedly held a hearing on the proposal, but did not take any action, according to the Post.

(Read the complete Post-Dispatch story here.)

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