HR 12161 · 94th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Regional Presidential Primaries Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.(1976-02-26)
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Regional Presidential Primaries Act - States that it is necessary to regulate the nomination of candidates for the office of President in order to protect the integrity of the Presidential election process. Eliminates the single State Presidential primary elections. Designates five multistate primary regions in which primary elections will be held on the first Tuesday of April and on the Tuesday of each of the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth succeeding weeks. Sets forth the method by which the Federal Elections Commission is to determine the order in which regional elections are to be held. States the method by which candidates may obtain listing on a regional ballot. States that a candidate receiving less than the greater of five percent of the votes cast of his political party or a percentage of votes which would entitle such candidate to one delegate, if one delegate constitutes more than five percent of the total number of delegates to be appointed in that region, shall designate delegates from that region to the national convention in the same proportion to the total number of delegates as the number of votes received by the candidate bear to the number of votes cast. Require…
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