Events Leading Up to the 2008 New Hampshire Primary

**Events Leading Up to the Primary**
		DEMOCRATIC	REPUBLICAN
April 26, 2008		District-level delegates caucus to determine additional delegates.
Jan. 22, 2008	preliminary date of the primary
Jan. 16, 2008	Recount begins >
Jan. 8, 2008	New Hampshire Presidential Primary	Delegates
Jan. 6, 2008			FOX News forum at Saint Anselm College in Manchester.
Jan. 5, 2008		ABC News, WMUR-TV and Facebook Democratic debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester. >	ABC News, WMUR-TV and Facebook Republican debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester. >
DECEMBER	.	.	.
Dec. 15, 2007		District-level delegates elected at district delegate selection caucuses. > delegate candidates, delegate slates
Dec. 5, 2007		To compete for district-level delegate you must "file a statement of candidacy designating your presidential preference and a signed pledge of support for that candidate with the New Hampshire Democratic Party by December 5, 2007 by 5 pm."
NOVEMBER	.	.	.
Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 2007	College Convention 2008 at the Center of NH Raddison Hotel in Manchester (initially scheduled for Jan. 2-6, 2008). >
Nov. 21, 2007	Secretary of State Bill Gardner announces January 8, 2008 as the date of the New Hampshire presidential primary. [statement and reactions]
Nov. 2, 2007	Filing period for the New Hampshire Presidential Primary closes at 5:00 p.m..
OCTOBER	.	.	.
Oct. 21, 2007		~~ABC News/WMUR-TV/Union Leader Democratic debate in Manchester.~~ >~~[not DNC sanctioned]~~
Oct. 15, 2007	Filing period for the New Hampshire Presidential Primary begins at 8:00 a.m.. >
Oct. 14, 2007			~~ABC News/WMUR-TV/Union Leader Republican debate in Manchester~~. >
Oct. 12, 2007	Last day to change party affiliation for the presidential primary.
SEPTEMBER	.	.	.
Sept. 27, 2007			~~NECN, NBC News, Dartmouth College and NHPR debates at Dartmouth College in Hanover~~. to be rescheduled >
Sept. 26, 2007		Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate at Dartmouth in Hanover. [DNC sanctioned]
Sept. 5, 2007			FOX News/NHGOP Republican debate at UNH in Durham.
AUGUST	.	.	.
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JUNE	.	.	.
June 5, 2007			CNN/WMUR-TV/Union Leader Republican debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester.
June 3, 2007		CNN/WMUR-TV/Union Leader Democratic debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester.
June 2, 2007		New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention at Rundlett Middle School in Concord.