President Biden Will Not File to be on the New Hampshire Primary Ballot This Election

President Joe Biden will not file to be on the primary ballot in New Hampshire this election cycle, his 2024 campaign told the state Democratic Party on Tuesday.

“While the president wishes to participate in the Primary, he is obligated as a Democratic candidate for President to comply with the Delegate Selection Rules for the 2024 Democratic National Convention promulgated by the Democratic National Committee,” Biden for President campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodriguez wrote in the letter obtained by NBC News.

The DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee sent out guidance Tuesday advising Democratic campaigns to refrain from filing to be on the primary ballot in New Hampshire, a source familiar with the events said. The Democratic National Committee released a plan this year to make South Carolina the first presidential primary voting state following Biden’s recommendation, overtaking Iowa and New Hampshire, but New Hampshire law requires the state to hold the country’s first primary.

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