Florida aims to move primary date to January 1 . Traditional early states would then be forced to move their primary into early January . Republican leaders could penalize Florida by limiting delegates voting at midnight . Georgia , which had flirted with moving up its primary date , decided to hold its primary on March 6 , in compliance with committee calendar rules . States must submit their primary and caucuses to the Republican National Committee by Saturday .
Florida aims to move primary date to January 1 . Traditional early states would then be forced to move their primary into early January . Republican leaders could penalize Florida by limiting delegates voting at midnight . States must submit their primary and caucuses to the Republican National Committee by Saturday .