California Senate Votes For Earlier Primary Election

SACRAMENTO (AP) – The California Senate has voted to move up the state’s presidential primary in an effort to increase the influence of the nation’s largest and most diverse state.
The legislation approved Thursday would set the primary on the third Tuesday in March and give the governor the option the move it earlier if other states jump in front.
Democratic Sen. Ricardo Lara of Bell Gardens says California’s current June primary comes too late to give the state’s