2012 Political Primary Schedule
Here is the schedule for the 2012 Political Primary’s. Make sure to check your local election offices to confirm the dates and times. If you are allowed to vote in these primary’s please make sure that you do. It is very important that we get as many Americans as possible involved and voting at every step of the political process.
For those of you that are not familiar with exactly what a primary election is, here is a blurb from Wikipedia:
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for an election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election.
Primaries are common in the United States, where their origins are traced to the progressive movement. Primary elections are usually the responsibility of political party organizations themselves and not the government.
2012 Republican Political Primary Schedule
| January 3, 2012 | Iowa (caucus) |
| January 10, 2012 | New Hampshire (primary) |
| January 21, 2012 | South Carolina (primary) |
| January 31, 2012 | Florida (primary) |
| February 4, 2012 | Nevada (caucus) |
| February 4–11, 2012 | Maine (caucus) |
| February 7, 2012 | Colorado (caucus)Minnesota (caucus)
Missouri (primary) |
| February 28, 2012 | Arizona (primary)Michigan (primary) |
| March 3, 2012 | Washington (caucus) |
| March 6, 2012(Super Tuesday) | Alaska (caucus)Georgia (primary)
Idaho (caucus) Massachusetts (primary) North Dakota (caucus) Ohio (primary) Oklahoma (primary) Tennessee (primary) Vermont (primary) Virginia (primary) |
| March 6-10, 2012 | Wyoming (caucus) |
| March 10, 2012 | Kansas (caucus)U.S. Virgin Islands (caucus) |
| March 13, 2012 | Alabama (primary)Hawaii (caucus)
Mississippi (primary) |
| March 17, 2012 | Missouri (GOP caucus) |
| March 20, 2012 | Illinois (primary) |
| March 24, 2012 | Louisiana (primary) |
| April 3, 2012 | District of Columbia (primary)Maryland (primary)
Wisconsin (primary) Texas (primary) |
| April 24, 2012 | Connecticut (primary)Delaware (primary)
New York (primary) Pennsylvania (primary) Rhode Island (primary) |
| May 8, 2012 | Indiana (primary)North Carolina (primary)
West Virginia (primary) |
| May 15, 2012 | Nebraska (primary)Oregon (primary) |
| May 22, 2012 | Arkansas (primary)Kentucky (primary) |
| June 5, 2012 | California (primary)Montana (primary)
New Jersey (primary) New Mexico (primary) South Dakota (primary) |
| June 26, 2012 | Utah (primary) |
Keep an eye on the election coverage and make sure that you are prepared to vote when it it your turn for the primary’s. Go in with as much knowledge about the candidates as possible and vote for who you think will be the best choice to represent your political interests in America.