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Minnesota to Join States in March 3 Super Tuesday Primaries
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota is joining the mass of states holding 2020 primaries on so-called Super Tuesday.
At least nine other states will hold their primaries on March 3rd, including California and Texas. Reports say the date was confirmed Friday, a week before the state's political parties had to inform the secretary of state's office.
The change means Minnesota could play a role as the Democratic field of presidential hopefuls is likely to be thinned out. Super Tuesday states aren't the first to vote -- Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina have their own earlier primary dates -- but they are the first big batch.
Next year's primary election replaces a system in which Minnesota's parties had expressed presidential preference via a caucus system.
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