Tuesday 25 October 2011

Nevada GOP moves its 2012 caucus to Feb. 4 (The Ticket)

Republican contenders in Las Vegas (Chris Carlson/AP)

Nevada Republicans voted Saturday to move their 2012 presidential caucus from Jan. 14 to Feb. 4.

The move will allow New Hampshire to schedule its first in the nation primary on Jan. 10, averting calendar chaos that could have forced the state to hold its vote in December.

Nevada GOP officials faced intense pressure from the Republican National Committee and several 2012 hopefuls to delay its caucus to accommodate New Hampshire.

The state had initially set its earlier Jan. 14 date after Florida pushed up its primary to Jan. 31?jumping ahead of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida, four states the RNC has allowed to schedule their voting ahead of others.

Iowa has scheduled its first in the nation caucus for Jan. 3. New Hampshire is expected to go a week later?though officials won't formally set the date until November. South Carolina has set its primary for Jan. 21.

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