NH Marks 50 Years Since Law Passed Protecting Primary Status

After Biden '24 Fiasco, Defiant NH Pols Celebrate 50th Anniversary of FITN Law

New Hampshire - After Biden '24 Fiasco, Defiant NH Pols Celebrate 50th Anniversary of FITN Law - NH Journal

NH marks 50 years since law passed protecting primary status

Former Democratic lawmaker Jim Splaine, of Portsmouth, was honored for his efforts to safeguard New Hampshire's role in the presidential nominating process.

50th Birthday Party Celebrated for First-in-the-Nation Primary Law

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org CONCORD – A birthday party was held at the State House Executive Council Chamber Tuesday for a bill that made New Hampshire’s First-in-the-Nation primary 50 years ago. House Bill 73, which reads that no state can go before New Hampshire in a primary election for president of the United States, was sponsored by former Democratic Rep. Jim Splaine, known as the “Keep Primary First” law. It was signed by the late former…

New Hampshire celebrates 50th anniversary of state's first-in-the-nation primary status

Lawmakers and state election officials past and present came to the State House Tuesday to mark the 50th anniversary of the state law that cemented New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary.