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Plan To Revive Presidential Primaries Clears Hurdle At State Capitol

DENVER (CBS4)- A plan to revive the presidential primaries in Colorado has cleared a big hurdle in the state Legislature.

The state House gave preliminary approval late Thursday to a bill that would bring back the presidential primary in Colorado for 2020.

The proposal comes after widespread complaints about the harried presidential caucuses across the state in March.

Voters In Super Tuesday States Cast Their Ballots
Colorado Democrats pack the gym at Manual High School as they listen to caucus instructions before casting their vote for their preferred candidate in the Colorado Democratic Party Caucus on March 1, 2016 in Denver, Co. Colorado is one of 13 states and one territory participating in Super Tuesday primaries or caucuses intended to award delegates to particular candidates in each party. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

Lines to get inside the caucuses stretched around the block in most places.

The measure faces one more formal vote before it heads to the state Senate for approval.

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