July 29, 2011 | Sacramento Bee | Original Article

Jerry Brown signs bill to move presidential primary to June


As expected, Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to move California's presidential primary next year back to June, to consolidate it with the statewide primary.

Brown spokesman Gil Duran made the announcement about Assembly Bill 80 via Twitter this afternoon, saying the move is "saving millions of taxpayer dollars."

David Siders has more in today's Bee on what the change means for the state.

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