A more conspiratorial explanation I heard, at least for Massachusetts, is that it discourages students and younger renters (who often move at the beginning of September) from participating. And that while the Democratic supermajority likes having those voters in November, they worry they might be more inclined to support a challenger in the primary.
A more conspiratorial explanation I heard, at least for Massachusetts, is that it discourages students and younger renters (who often move at the beginning of September) from participating. And that while the Democratic supermajority likes having those voters in November, they worry they might be more inclined to support a challenger in the primary.