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  John DiStaso's Granite Status: It's official: Gardner sets first-in-nation primary for Jan. 10
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DescriptionNO SURPRISE. The resolution last week of the state's political dispute with Nevada Republicans over the date of their presidential caucus cleared the way for Secretary of State Bill Gardner to set the date of the New Hampshire primary for Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012.

This morning, that's just what he did, putting to rest speculation and making the date official.

Nevada Republicans decided to move the date of their caucus from Jan. 14 to Feb. 4. The Jan. 14 was in conflict with the New Hampshire law mandating that the primary be held at least seven days ahead of any “similar election.”

Gardner had warned that with the Nevada caucus being a similar election, and with the Iowa caucus set for Jan. 3, he was prepared to set the date of the primary for sometime in Deember. He had called Dec. 6 and 13 “realistic options.”

But after the Republican National Committee got involved, Nevada Republicans acquiesced and moved the date, leaving Jan. 10 as an “open” date for the New Hampshire Primary.

After the New Hampshire primary, there are no caucuses or primaries scheduled until the South Carolina GOP primary on Jan. 21, followed by Florida's primary on Jan. 31.
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