WASHINGTON — The rulemaking arm of the Democratic National Committee on Friday voted to make Michigan one of the first five states to cast votes for the 2024 presidential nominating contest — a move that would give the state greater sway in choosing the party's nominee.
Under the proposed 2024 calendar, Michigan would be the fifth state to hold its presidential primary, following South Carolina — which would replace Iowa as the first state — on Feb. 3; New Hampshire and Nevada on Feb. 6; and Georgia on Feb. 13, DNC officials said Friday.
Michigan's presidential primary would be held Feb. 27 under the new calendar, though that would depend on the state Legislature taking action to move the state's primary up from the second Tuesday in March. Currently, Michigan's primary comes after about a dozen other states on the nominating calendar.
