DETROIT — After months of debate, the Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to place Michigan among the earliest states to cast votes for the 2024 presidential primary election ― a change intended to ensure a more diverse slate of voters is deciding the party's nominee.
During its winter meeting in Philadelphia, the body approved by voice vote a revamped order for its early state primaries, starting with South Carolina on Feb. 3, 2024; New Hampshire and Nevada on Feb. 6; Georgia on Feb. 13; and then Michigan on Feb. 27.
"This calendar does what is long overdue. It expands the number of voices in the early window, and it elevates diverse communities that are at the core of the Democratic Party," DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison said before the vote.
