S 1831 · 94th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Presidential Regional Primaries Act

Introduced 1975-05-22· Sponsored by Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.(1975-05-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Presidential Regional 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 single State Presidential primary elections. Designates five multistate primary regions in which primary elections will be held in consecutive months beginning with March of the Presidential election year. 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, other than those generally recognized by national news media as major party candidates, may obtain listing on a regional ballot. States that the candidates receiving five percent or more of the votes of their political party in a regional election shall designate delegates from the region to the national nominating 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. Requires delegates to national Presidential conventions to vote for the candidate who appointed them until: (1) after the second ballot;…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans