Pennsylvania Lawmakers Seek Earlier Date for 2024 Primary

Pennsylvania legislators are mulling a change to the state’s 2024 primary date so voters have more say in the nominations.

"I Voted" stickers on a table during the Pennsylvania primary at St. Thomas United Church of Christ in Harrisburg on May 17, 2022. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

State lawmakers in Pennsylvania have introduced proposals to bump the state’s 2024 presidential primary to an earlier date.

Democrat state Rep. Scott Conklin, the majority chair of the House State Government Committee, said he plans to give committee consideration to two measures, one in the state Senate (pdf) and another in the House (pdf), that would change the presidential primary date to either March 26 or April 2, respectively, from the current April 23.