How a dustup between Joe Biden and New Hampshire Democrats kept him off the primary ballot – By Francesca Chambers (USA Today) / Jan 18, 2024
CONCORD, N.H. – Democrats who want to cast a ballot for President Joe Biden in the New Hampshire primary will have to write his name in on Tuesday.
Biden is seeking a second term as president, but he is not competing in New Hampshire. The state is holding its contest earlier than this year’s Democratic primary calendar allows, and candidates who appear on the ballot here will not be eligible to accrue delegates to the national convention.
His absence from the ballot in the first-in-the nation primary state stems from an argument between New Hampshire and national Democrats over which contest will lead the nominating process.
At Biden’s request, the Democratic National Committee made South Carolina the first primary of 2024, replacing Iowa as the first contest in the party’s presidential selection process. It ordered New Hampshire to go second and on the same day as Nevada.
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