Senate to Discuss Moving August Primary Closer to General Election

Florida legislators may give themselves a little more time to deal with expected challenges to the once-a-decade redrawing of the congressional and legislative maps.

A bill has been proposed, SPB 7042, to shorten by a week the required 12-week window between the primary and the general election.

By moving this years primary date from Aug. 14 to Aug. 21, the qualifying period for congressional and legislative seats could also be moved from the week of June 4 to the week of June 11.

The bill is set go before the Senate Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections Wednesday morning.