Early-voting states continue jockeying for position

The early-voting states of South Carolina, Nevada, Iowa and New Hampshire are still working out when they will host their primaries and caucuses afer Florida decided to move its primary up to Jan. 31.

Nevada's GOP chairman announced Saturday that the Silver State's caucus will be moved to January, meaning it will continue to hold early-voting clout but will lose half its convention delegates, as Florida did from its move.

South Carolina will announce its date at 11 a.m. on Monday, and it too is expected to give up half its delegates to move ahead of Florida's date, most likely by about a week. Its exact date will affect Iowa and New Hampshire, which will go before then.

Florida's move will force the other states into early January — or even late this year. New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner said on Friday that depending on what the other states do, he might move the Granite State's primaries up into December.