Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 115 to change Presidential Primary date to April 3rd

Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 115 to change primary election date to April 3rd

Madison–This morning Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 115, which changes the presidential primary election date in Wisconsin, into law as Act 45. The presidential primary will now take place on the same day as the spring general election. Wisconsin’s previous presidential primary date was in February, and with the signing of this law it will move to April.
 
“Holding Wisconsin’s presidential primary election on the same day as the routine spring elections will make the administration of our elections more cost efficient—saving valuable taxpayer dollars,” said Governor Walker. “I was pleased to sign a bill into law this morning that received support from Republicans, Democrats and the Legislature’s one independent member. Moving forward I am hopeful we can continue down the path of working together to help create an economic environment that allows the private sector to create 250,000 new jobs by 2015.”