North Carolina's primaries

Governor Pat McCrory signed into law a move for all North Carolina's primaries to March 15 which includes political parties' presidential contests. He signed it before the the lawmakers adjourned for the year. This means that the candidate filing period for all elections begins on December 1, two months earlier rather in May slot. The General Assembly  agreed two years ago to move North Carolina's primaries to March to increase  North Carolina's clout. This also saves the money between the financial costs of holding two primaries and saving the public any confusion. This law is significant because normally the primaries are held in May but for North Carolina it moves earlier to March that means they elected earlier.  This help reduce confusion between the primaries and saves money between the counties.