Ch-ch-ch-changes

Several states are exploring the idea of moving their primaries up in 2008 (in a bid to be "relevant" to the Presidential process) including Minnesota. However, one state is already finding this change may put them at odds with the Voting Rights Act of 1995.

"Last year, Alabama's Legislature voted to move the state's presidential primary from early June to the first Tuesday in February in order to make the state a more enticing campaign stop for national politicians.
That created a conflict for 2008, as both the primary and Fat Tuesday are scheduled for Feb. 5.
Fat Tuesday parades run through three Mobile voting precincts, all of which are majority black, according to U.S. Census Bureau data for 2000:
Precinct 14, which votes at Bishop State Community College and includes land north of Beauregard Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard, has 5,360 residents, 5,266 of whom are black.
Precinct 16, which votes at the Springhill Avenue Recreation Center and includes the downtown loop and parts of Midtown, has 3,832 residents, 2,086 of whom are black.
Precinct 18, which votes at the Mobile Civic Center and includes the Down the Bay community, has 2,752 residents, 2,169 of whom were black. "

That is the problem with reactionary legislation. You end up shooting yourself in the foot. It would be better, albeit slower, to take a more deliberate pace and finding out all of the potential problems before you enact legislation. It's just logical...