[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.R. 4014 Introduced in House (IH)]
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4014
To provide for interregional primary elections and caucuses for
selection of delegates to political party Presidential nominating
conventions.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 16, 2000
Mr. Levin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
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A BILL
To provide for interregional primary elections and caucuses for
selection of delegates to political party Presidential nominating
conventions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Interregional Presidential Primary
and Caucus Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. INTER-REGIONAL PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND CAUCUSES.
(a) Selection of Delegates to Conventions.--The delegates to each
national convention for the nomination of candidates of a political
party for the offices of President and Vice President shall be selected
by primary election or by caucus, as provided by State law. Such State
law shall conform to the requirements of the national political
executive committee and the national nominating convention of the
political party involved.
(b) Timing of Primary Elections and Caucuses.--
(1) In general.--In each region described in subsection
(c), the primary elections and caucuses (as the case may be) in
a subregion (comprised of a State or a group of States) shall
be conducted on each of the following days of each Presidential
election year: the second Tuesday in March, the first Tuesday
in April, the fourth Tuesday in April, the second Tuesday in
May, the fourth Tuesday in May, and the second Tuesday in June.
(2) Initial order of primaries and caucuses.--For the first
Presidential election with respect to which this Act applies,
the Federal Election Commission shall determine by lot the
order of subregions in each region for conduct of primary
elections and caucuses by the States under paragraph (1).
(3) Order of primaries and caucuses for subsequent
elections.--The subregions determined under paragraph (2) to be
first in order for the first Presidential election to which
this Act applies, shall be last in order with respect to the
next such election and the other subregions shall advance in
the order accordingly. The order shall change with respect to
subsequent elections in a like manner.
(4) Special rules for district of columbia, puerto rico,
and territories.--Any primary election or caucus for the
District of Columbia shall be conducted on the same day as a
primary election or caucus for the State of Maryland. Any
primary election or caucus for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
shall be conducted on the same day as a primary election or
caucus for the State of Florida. Any primary election or caucus
for any other territory, possession, or other entity entitled
under the rules of a political party to delegate representation
at the national convention of that party shall be conducted on
the same day as a primary election or caucus for the States of
Alaska and Hawaii.
(c) Establishment of Regions.--The regions (designated by number)
and the subregions (designated by letter) referred to in subsection (b)
are as follows:
Region 1. (A) Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont; (B)
Massachusetts; (C) Connecticut, Rhode Island; (D) Delaware, New
Jersey; (E) New York; (F) Pennsylvania.
Region 2. (A) Maryland; (B) West Virginia; (C) Missouri;
(D) Indiana; (E) Kentucky; (F) Tennessee.
Region 3. (A) Ohio; (B) Illinois; (C) Michigan; (D)
Wisconsin; (E) Iowa; (F) Minnesota.
Region 4. (A) Texas; (B) Louisiana; (C) Arkansas, Oklahoma;
(D) Colorado; (E) Kansas, Nebraska; (F) Arizona, New Mexico.
Region 5. (A) Virginia; (B) North Carolina; (C) South
Carolina; (D) Florida; (E) Georgia; (F) Mississippi, Alabama.
Region 6. (A) California; (B) Washington; (C) Oregon; (D)
Idaho, Nevada, Utah; (E) Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Wyoming; (F) Hawaii, Alaska.
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT.
The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate
United States district court for such declaratory or injunctive relief
as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS.
The Federal Election Commission shall prescribe such regulations as
may be necessary to carry out this Act.
SEC. 5. DEFINITION.
As used in this Act, the term ``State law'' means the law of a
State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a
territory or possession of the United States.
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall apply with respect to Presidential elections taking
place more than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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