California legislators vote to change the character of national presidential primaries

Politico - California lawmakers sent Gov. Jerry Brown a bill early Saturday that would move the state’s 2020 primary election up three months to March, bidding to exert greater influence on the next presidential nominating contest.

If signed into law by Brown, the early primary could dramatically alter the shape of the next presidential race, forcing primary candidates to compete in a state that has long languished as an afterthought in national elections.

California would allocate its delegates just after early nominating contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.